Huaca del Sol
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Huaca del Sol is a massive adobe pyramid and ceremonial center built by the Moche civilization on Peru’s northern coast.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Huaca del Sol canonical | 13 |
| Huaca del Sol region | 2 |
| Huacas del Sol y de la Luna | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1029173 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Huaca del Sol Context triple: [Trujillo, nearbyArchaeologicalSite, Huaca del Sol]
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A.
Huaca Pucllana
Huaca Pucllana is a pre-Inca adobe pyramid and ceremonial complex located in the Miraflores district of Lima, Peru.
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B.
Chavín de Huántar
Chavín de Huántar is an ancient ceremonial and archaeological site in the Peruvian Andes that served as the religious and cultural center of the Chavín civilization.
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C.
Temple of the Sun
The Temple of the Sun is a semi-circular Incan ceremonial structure at Machu Picchu, likely used for astronomical observations and religious rituals dedicated to the sun god Inti.
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D.
Qorikancha
Qorikancha is a historic Inca temple complex in Cusco, Peru, renowned for its finely crafted stonework and later incorporation into the Spanish colonial Church of Santo Domingo.
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E.
Sacsayhuamán
Sacsayhuamán is a monumental Inca fortress and ceremonial complex overlooking Cusco, renowned for its massive precisely fitted stone walls and archaeological significance.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Huaca del Sol Target entity description: Huaca del Sol is a massive adobe pyramid and ceremonial center built by the Moche civilization on Peru’s northern coast.
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A.
Huaca Pucllana
Huaca Pucllana is a pre-Inca adobe pyramid and ceremonial complex located in the Miraflores district of Lima, Peru.
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B.
Chavín de Huántar
Chavín de Huántar is an ancient ceremonial and archaeological site in the Peruvian Andes that served as the religious and cultural center of the Chavín civilization.
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C.
Temple of the Sun
The Temple of the Sun is a semi-circular Incan ceremonial structure at Machu Picchu, likely used for astronomical observations and religious rituals dedicated to the sun god Inti.
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D.
Qorikancha
Qorikancha is a historic Inca temple complex in Cusco, Peru, renowned for its finely crafted stonework and later incorporation into the Spanish colonial Church of Santo Domingo.
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E.
Sacsayhuamán
Sacsayhuamán is a monumental Inca fortress and ceremonial complex overlooking Cusco, renowned for its massive precisely fitted stone walls and archaeological significance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Moche monument
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archaeological site ⓘ pyramid ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Huaca de la Luna ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Moche iconography
ⓘ
Moche religious practices ⓘ |
| builtBy |
Moche people
ⓘ
linked to:
Moche culture
Moche rulers ⓘ |
| civilization |
Moche civilization
ⓘ
linked to:
Moche culture
|
| constructionPeriod |
Early Intermediate Period
ⓘ
circa 1st–7th century CE ⓘ |
| country | Peru ⓘ |
| culture | Moche culture ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | archaeologists ⓘ |
| function | seat of Moche political power ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
courtyards
ⓘ
large adobe platforms ⓘ ramps ⓘ terraces ⓘ |
| height | approximately 40 meters (originally) ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | important pre-Columbian monument ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Spanish ⓘ |
| length | approximately 340 meters (base) ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
La Libertad Region
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Moche Valley ⓘ northern coast of Peru ⓘ |
| material |
adobe bricks
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mud brick ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | Temple of the Sun ⓘ |
| near |
Moche River
ⓘ
modern city of Trujillo ⓘ |
| numberOfLevels | multiple platforms ⓘ |
| partOf |
Huacas de Moche
ⓘ
linked to:
Moche archaeological complex
Moche archaeological complex ⓘ |
| preColumbian | yes ⓘ |
| region | North Coast of Peru archaeological region ⓘ |
| shape | stepped pyramid ⓘ |
| significance | one of the largest adobe structures in the Americas ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
El Niño events
ⓘ
linked to:
El Niño
erosion ⓘ looting ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| usedFor |
administrative center
ⓘ
ceremonial purposes ⓘ political center ⓘ religious rituals ⓘ |
| width | approximately 160 meters (base) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Huaca del Sol Description of subject: Huaca del Sol is a massive adobe pyramid and ceremonial center built by the Moche civilization on Peru’s northern coast.
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
northern Peru
linked to: Huaca del Sol
linked to: Huaca del Sol
linked to: Huaca del Sol