Selva Maya
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Selva Maya is a vast tropical forest region in Mesoamerica, spanning parts of Mexico, Guatemala, and Belize, and recognized as one of the largest remaining continuous tracts of rainforest in the Americas.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Selva Maya canonical | 3 |
| Selva Maya region | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7107456 — 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: Selva Maya Context triple: [Maya Biosphere Reserve, partOf, Selva Maya]
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A.
Tikal
Tikal is an ancient Maya city in present-day Guatemala, renowned for its towering pyramids, extensive ruins, and role as a powerful political and cultural center of the Classic Maya civilization.
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B.
Calakmul Biosphere Reserve
Calakmul Biosphere Reserve is a protected natural area in Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula that conserves extensive tropical forests and rich biodiversity surrounding the ancient Maya city of Calakmul.
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C.
Playa Caracol
Playa Caracol is a popular public beach in Cancún’s Hotel Zone known for its calm turquoise waters, soft white sand, and easy access to nearby shops and restaurants.
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D.
Bonampak
Bonampak is an ancient Maya archaeological site in Chiapas, Mexico, renowned for its remarkably well-preserved murals depicting courtly life, warfare, and ritual.
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E.
Dzibilchaltún
Dzibilchaltún is an ancient Maya archaeological site in Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, noted for its Temple of the Seven Dolls and precise solar alignments during the equinoxes.
- 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: Selva Maya Target entity description: Selva Maya is a vast tropical forest region in Mesoamerica, spanning parts of Mexico, Guatemala, and Belize, and recognized as one of the largest remaining continuous tracts of rainforest in the Americas.
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A.
Tikal
Tikal is an ancient Maya city in present-day Guatemala, renowned for its towering pyramids, extensive ruins, and role as a powerful political and cultural center of the Classic Maya civilization.
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B.
Calakmul Biosphere Reserve
Calakmul Biosphere Reserve is a protected natural area in Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula that conserves extensive tropical forests and rich biodiversity surrounding the ancient Maya city of Calakmul.
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C.
Playa Caracol
Playa Caracol is a popular public beach in Cancún’s Hotel Zone known for its calm turquoise waters, soft white sand, and easy access to nearby shops and restaurants.
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D.
Bonampak
Bonampak is an ancient Maya archaeological site in Chiapas, Mexico, renowned for its remarkably well-preserved murals depicting courtly life, warfare, and ritual.
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E.
Dzibilchaltún
Dzibilchaltún is an ancient Maya archaeological site in Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, noted for its Temple of the Seven Dolls and precise solar alignments during the equinoxes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biodiversity hotspot
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ecoregion ⓘ rainforest ⓘ tropical forest region ⓘ |
| borderedBy | Caribbean Sea ⓘ |
| containsArchaeologicalSites | Maya ruins ⓘ |
| containsPart |
limestone karst landscapes
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lowland rainforest ⓘ savanna patches ⓘ seasonally flooded forest ⓘ wetlands ⓘ |
| hasBiome | tropical moist broadleaf forest ⓘ |
| hasClimate |
humid climate
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tropical climate ⓘ |
| hasConservationStatus |
threatened by deforestation
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threatened by habitat fragmentation ⓘ |
| hasCulturalHeritage | Maya civilization ⓘ |
| hasFauna |
Baird's tapir
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harpy eagle ⓘ howler monkey ⓘ jaguar ⓘ ocelot ⓘ puma ⓘ scarlet macaw ⓘ spider monkey ⓘ |
| hasFlora |
cedar
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mahogany ⓘ tropical hardwood trees ⓘ |
| hasHumanPresence | indigenous communities ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOrigin | Spanish name ⓘ |
| importantFor |
biodiversity conservation
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carbon storage ⓘ climate regulation ⓘ regional water cycle ⓘ |
| isOneOf | largest remaining continuous tracts of rainforest in the Americas ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Mesoamerica ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry |
Belize
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Guatemala ⓘ Mexico ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | Maya Forest ⓘ |
| partOf |
Central America
ⓘ
Neotropics ⓘ
linked to:
Neotropical realm
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| subjectOf |
forest conservation projects
ⓘ
transboundary conservation initiatives ⓘ |
| supportsActivity | ecotourism ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
agricultural expansion
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cattle ranching ⓘ illegal logging ⓘ infrastructure development ⓘ wildlife trafficking ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Selva Maya Description of subject: Selva Maya is a vast tropical forest region in Mesoamerica, spanning parts of Mexico, Guatemala, and Belize, and recognized as one of the largest remaining continuous tracts of rainforest in the Americas.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.