Ollantaytambo archaeological site

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Inca archaeological site ancient town archaeological site fortress

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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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Ollantaytambo	15
Ollantaytambo archaeological site canonical	5
Inca Sacred Valley sites	1
Inca archaeological sites	1
Inca royal estate of Ollantaytambo	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T440661 — 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: Ollantaytambo archaeological site
Context triple: [Sacred Valley, contains, Ollantaytambo archaeological site]

A. Huaca Pucllana
Huaca Pucllana is a pre-Inca adobe pyramid and ceremonial complex located in the Miraflores district of Lima, Peru.
B. Pisac archaeological site
Pisac archaeological site is an ancient Inca complex in Peru’s Sacred Valley, known for its hillside agricultural terraces, ceremonial structures, and panoramic views over the Urubamba River.
C. Zipaquirá Salt Cathedral area
The Zipaquirá Salt Cathedral area is a renowned underground religious and tourist complex built within a former salt mine near the town of Zipaquirá in Colombia.
D. Sacred Valley
Sacred Valley is a fertile and historically significant region in the Peruvian Andes renowned for its Inca archaeological sites, traditional villages, and terraced landscapes.
E. Los Vilos
Los Vilos is a coastal Chilean city and commune known for its beaches, fishing activities, and role as a local tourism and transport hub in the Coquimbo Region.
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: Ollantaytambo archaeological site
Target entity description: 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.

A. Huaca Pucllana
Huaca Pucllana is a pre-Inca adobe pyramid and ceremonial complex located in the Miraflores district of Lima, Peru.
B. Pisac archaeological site
Pisac archaeological site is an ancient Inca complex in Peru’s Sacred Valley, known for its hillside agricultural terraces, ceremonial structures, and panoramic views over the Urubamba River.
C. Zipaquirá Salt Cathedral area
The Zipaquirá Salt Cathedral area is a renowned underground religious and tourist complex built within a former salt mine near the town of Zipaquirá in Colombia.
D. Sacred Valley
Sacred Valley is a fertile and historically significant region in the Peruvian Andes renowned for its Inca archaeological sites, traditional villages, and terraced landscapes.
E. Los Vilos
Los Vilos is a coastal Chilean city and commune known for its beaches, fishing activities, and role as a local tourism and transport hub in the Coquimbo Region.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Inca archaeological site ⓘ ancient town ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ fortress ⓘ
accessPointFor	Machu Picchu ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Inca architecture ⓘ
builtBy	Inca Empire ⓘ
continent	South America ⓘ
country	Peru ⓘ
culture	Inca ⓘ linked to: Inca Empire
elevation	approximately 2,800 meters above sea level ⓘ
hasPart	Temple Hill ⓘ Temple of the Sun ⓘ agricultural terraces ⓘ defensive walls ⓘ plazas ⓘ residential sectors ⓘ stairways ⓘ storehouses ⓘ water channels ⓘ
heritage	Inca civilization ⓘ linked to: Inca Empire
historicalEvent	Inca resistance against Spanish forces ⓘ
knownFor	finely crafted stonework ⓘ impressive agricultural terraces ⓘ megalithic temple structures ⓘ role in resistance to Spanish conquest ⓘ strategic military position ⓘ well-preserved Inca urban layout ⓘ
locatedIn	Cusco Region ⓘ Ollantaytambo ⓘ linked to: Ollantaytambo archaeological site Peru ⓘ Urubamba Province ⓘ
material	finely cut stone blocks ⓘ
partOf	Sacred Valley of the Incas ⓘ linked to: Sacred Valley
preservationStatus	well-preserved Inca town layout ⓘ
region	Andes ⓘ
strategicRole	controlled access to the Sacred Valley ⓘ protected approaches to Machu Picchu region ⓘ
timePeriod	15th century ⓘ Late Horizon ⓘ
tourism	major tourist attraction in Peru ⓘ
urbanPlanning	orthogonal street grid ⓘ stone-built housing blocks ⓘ
usedAs	administrative center ⓘ agricultural center ⓘ fortress ⓘ royal estate ⓘ
waterManagement	sophisticated canal system ⓘ

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