City of Cuzco World Heritage Site
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The City of Cuzco World Heritage Site is a historic Peruvian city renowned as the former capital of the Inca Empire, featuring a unique blend of Inca and Spanish colonial architecture in the heart of the Andes.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| City of Cuzco World Heritage Site canonical | 2 |
| City of Cuzco UNESCO World Heritage Site | 1 |
| Cusco cultural area | 1 |
| UNESCO World Heritage listing of the City of Cuzco | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5471075 — 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: City of Cuzco World Heritage Site Context triple: [Plaza de Armas of Cusco, heritageDesignationAppliesTo, City of Cuzco World Heritage Site]
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A.
Historical Centre of the City of Arequipa
The Historical Centre of the City of Arequipa is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in southern Peru renowned for its well-preserved colonial architecture built largely from white volcanic sillar stone.
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B.
Cathedral Basilica of Cusco
The Cathedral Basilica of Cusco is a prominent colonial-era Roman Catholic cathedral in Cusco, Peru, renowned for its Spanish Baroque architecture and rich collection of religious art.
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C.
Ollantaytambo archaeological site
The Ollantaytambo archaeological site is a well-preserved Inca town and fortress in Peru, renowned for its impressive terraced ruins, finely crafted stonework, and role as a strategic stronghold during the Spanish conquest.
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D.
Machu Picchu Pueblo
Machu Picchu Pueblo is a small tourist town in Peru that serves as the primary gateway and base for visitors traveling to the nearby Inca citadel of Machu Picchu.
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E.
Huánuco Pampa archaeological site
The Huánuco Pampa archaeological site is a major Inca administrative and ceremonial center on the central highland plateau of Peru, notable for its vast planned layout and well-preserved stone architecture.
- 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: City of Cuzco World Heritage Site Target entity description: The City of Cuzco World Heritage Site is a historic Peruvian city renowned as the former capital of the Inca Empire, featuring a unique blend of Inca and Spanish colonial architecture in the heart of the Andes.
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A.
Historical Centre of the City of Arequipa
The Historical Centre of the City of Arequipa is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in southern Peru renowned for its well-preserved colonial architecture built largely from white volcanic sillar stone.
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B.
Cathedral Basilica of Cusco
The Cathedral Basilica of Cusco is a prominent colonial-era Roman Catholic cathedral in Cusco, Peru, renowned for its Spanish Baroque architecture and rich collection of religious art.
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C.
Ollantaytambo archaeological site
The Ollantaytambo archaeological site is a well-preserved Inca town and fortress in Peru, renowned for its impressive terraced ruins, finely crafted stonework, and role as a strategic stronghold during the Spanish conquest.
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D.
Machu Picchu Pueblo
Machu Picchu Pueblo is a small tourist town in Peru that serves as the primary gateway and base for visitors traveling to the nearby Inca citadel of Machu Picchu.
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E.
Huánuco Pampa archaeological site
The Huánuco Pampa archaeological site is a major Inca administrative and ceremonial center on the central highland plateau of Peru, notable for its vast planned layout and well-preserved stone architecture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
UNESCO World Heritage Site
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historic city ⓘ |
| conservationChallenges |
earthquakes
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mass tourism ⓘ urban development pressure ⓘ |
| contains |
Church of the Society of Jesus, Cusco
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Cusco Cathedral ⓘ
linked to:
Cathedral Basilica of Cusco
Inca urban layout ⓘ Plaza de Armas of Cusco ⓘ Qorikancha ⓘ Sacsayhuamán archaeological site ⓘ
linked to:
Sacsayhuamán
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| country | Peru ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 3400 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| formerCapitalOf | Inca Empire ⓘ |
| governingBody | Municipality of Cusco ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalStyle |
Inca architecture
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Spanish colonial architecture ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
example of Spanish colonial town planning
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symbol of Inca civilization ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
narrow cobblestone streets
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stone masonry walls ⓘ superimposed Inca and colonial structures ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
major tourist destination in Peru
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religious and administrative centre historically ⓘ |
| hasUrbanPlan | grid plan imposed over Inca layout ⓘ |
| heritageCriteria |
UNESCO cultural criteria (iii)
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UNESCO cultural criteria (iv) ⓘ UNESCO cultural criteria (v) ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| inscribedBy | UNESCO ⓘ |
| inscriptionYear | 1983 ⓘ |
| languageRegion |
Quechua
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Spanish ⓘ |
| linkedTo | Machu Picchu ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Andes
ⓘ
Cusco Region ⓘ South America ⓘ |
| locatedInCity | Cusco ⓘ |
| mainReligionHistorically |
Inca religion
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Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| partOf |
Andean road system context
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Historic Centre of Cusco ⓘ
linked to:
historic centre of Cusco
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| recognizedFor |
continuity of urban fabric from Inca to colonial period
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fusion of indigenous and European cultures ⓘ |
| region | Andean cultural area ⓘ |
| tourismType |
cultural tourism
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heritage tourism ⓘ |
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Subject: City of Cuzco World Heritage Site Description of subject: The City of Cuzco World Heritage Site is a historic Peruvian city renowned as the former capital of the Inca Empire, featuring a unique blend of Inca and Spanish colonial architecture in the heart of the Andes.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu buffer cultural context (via City of Cuzco listing)
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linkedVia
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UNESCO World Heritage listing of the City of Cuzco
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linked to: City of Cuzco World Heritage Site
linked to: City of Cuzco World Heritage Site
linked to: City of Cuzco World Heritage Site