Poás Volcano National Park

E405038

national park protected area

Poás Volcano National Park is a popular national park in Costa Rica centered around the highly active Poás Volcano, known for its dramatic crater, acidic crater lake, and accessible high-altitude cloud forest landscapes.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Poás Volcano National Park canonical	9
Parque Nacional Volcán Poás	1
Poás Volcano area	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3975141 — 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: Poás Volcano National Park
Context triple: [Poás, protectedArea, Poás Volcano National Park]

A. La Campana National Park
La Campana National Park is a protected natural area in central Chile renowned for its rich biodiversity, endemic Chilean palm forests, and scenic hiking routes including Cerro La Campana.
B. Pacaya National Park
Pacaya National Park is a protected area in Guatemala centered around the active Pacaya volcano, known for its dramatic lava flows and popular hiking opportunities.
C. Turquino National Park
Turquino National Park is a protected mountainous area in southeastern Cuba that encompasses Pico Turquino, the country’s highest peak, and preserves significant portions of the Sierra Maestra’s forests and biodiversity.
D. Conguillío National Park
Conguillío National Park is a protected area in southern Chile renowned for its ancient Araucaria forests, volcanic landscapes dominated by Llaima Volcano, and pristine lakes and lagoons.
E. Cotopaxi National Park
Cotopaxi National Park is a protected area in Ecuador famed for encompassing the active, snow-capped Cotopaxi volcano and its surrounding Andean landscapes and wildlife.
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: Poás Volcano National Park
Target entity description: Poás Volcano National Park is a popular national park in Costa Rica centered around the highly active Poás Volcano, known for its dramatic crater, acidic crater lake, and accessible high-altitude cloud forest landscapes.

A. La Campana National Park
La Campana National Park is a protected natural area in central Chile renowned for its rich biodiversity, endemic Chilean palm forests, and scenic hiking routes including Cerro La Campana.
B. Pacaya National Park
Pacaya National Park is a protected area in Guatemala centered around the active Pacaya volcano, known for its dramatic lava flows and popular hiking opportunities.
C. Turquino National Park
Turquino National Park is a protected mountainous area in southeastern Cuba that encompasses Pico Turquino, the country’s highest peak, and preserves significant portions of the Sierra Maestra’s forests and biodiversity.
D. Conguillío National Park
Conguillío National Park is a protected area in southern Chile renowned for its ancient Araucaria forests, volcanic landscapes dominated by Llaima Volcano, and pristine lakes and lagoons.
E. Cotopaxi National Park
Cotopaxi National Park is a protected area in Ecuador famed for encompassing the active, snow-capped Cotopaxi volcano and its surrounding Andean landscapes and wildlife.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	national park ⓘ protected area ⓘ
access	road access from Alajuela ⓘ
climate	cool highland climate ⓘ
country	Costa Rica ⓘ
designation	national park of Costa Rica ⓘ
elevation	approximately 2700 meters ⓘ approximately 8800 feet ⓘ
governingBody	National System of Conservation Areas of Costa Rica ⓘ SINAC ⓘ
hasActivity	guided tours ⓘ hiking ⓘ landscape photography ⓘ wildlife observation ⓘ
hasFeature	Botos Lagoon ⓘ Botos crater ⓘ acidic crater lake ⓘ active stratovolcano ⓘ crater lake ⓘ dwarf forest ⓘ fumaroles ⓘ geothermal activity ⓘ high-altitude cloud forest ⓘ hiking trails ⓘ main crater ⓘ secondary crater ⓘ sulfur deposits ⓘ viewpoints ⓘ visitor center ⓘ
knownFor	acidic crater lake with changing color ⓘ active volcanic crater ⓘ birdwatching ⓘ cloud forest ecosystems ⓘ easily accessible volcano ⓘ frequent gas emissions ⓘ one of the largest active craters in the world ⓘ proximity to San José ⓘ spectacular viewpoints over the crater ⓘ
locatedIn	Alajuela Province ⓘ Cordillera Central ⓘ
locatedNear	Alajuela ⓘ linked to: Alajuela Province San José ⓘ
locatedOn	Poás Volcano ⓘ linked to: Poás
openingYear	1955 ⓘ
partOf	Central Conservation Area ⓘ
risk	exposure to volcanic gases ⓘ sudden phreatic eruptions ⓘ
tourismType	ecotourism destination ⓘ volcano tourism destination ⓘ
vegetationType	cloud forest ⓘ montane forest ⓘ
volcanicArc	Central America Volcanic Arc ⓘ linked to: Central American Volcanic Arc
volcanoType	stratovolcano ⓘ

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Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Poás → protectedArea → Poás Volcano National Park ⓘ

Poás → parkName → Parque Nacional Volcán Poás ⓘ

linked to: Poás Volcano National Park

Alajuela Province → contains → Poás Volcano National Park ⓘ

Cordillera Central → hasProtectedArea → Poás Volcano National Park ⓘ

Botos crater → locatedIn → Poás Volcano National Park ⓘ

Botos crater → protectedArea → Poás Volcano National Park ⓘ

Laguna Caliente → locatedIn → Poás Volcano National Park ⓘ

Botos Lake → locatedIn → Poás Volcano National Park ⓘ

Botos Lake → protectedArea → Poás Volcano National Park ⓘ

Poás Canton → contains → Poás Volcano National Park ⓘ

Costa Rican tourism circuit → hasDestination → Poás Volcano area ⓘ