Nicoya Peninsula
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The Nicoya Peninsula is a large, biodiverse coastal region in northwestern Costa Rica known for its Pacific beaches, surf towns, and status as one of the world’s Blue Zones where people commonly live to an advanced age.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nicoya Peninsula canonical | 9 |
| Greater Nicoya | 1 |
| Nicoya Peninsula, Costa Rica | 1 |
| Northwestern Costa Rica | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10986877 — 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: Nicoya Peninsula Context triple: [Puntarenas Province, contains, Nicoya Peninsula]
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A.
El Nicoya
"El Nicoya" is a song by the experimental rock band Abraxas.
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B.
Mosquito Coast
The Mosquito Coast is a historically significant tropical region along the Caribbean coasts of present-day Nicaragua and Honduras, known for its indigenous Miskito population and complex colonial-era interactions.
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C.
Mosquito Coast
"The Mosquito Coast" is a 1986 adventure drama film, based on Paul Theroux's novel, about an idealistic inventor who moves his family to the Central American jungle to build a utopian society, with Martha Plimpton among its principal cast.
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D.
Puerto Morazán
Puerto Morazán is a coastal town and port in northwestern Nicaragua situated along the Gulf of Fonseca, known for its fishing and maritime activities.
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E.
Jequetepeque Valley
The Jequetepeque Valley is a fertile river valley on Peru’s northern coast known as an important center of ancient Moche and other pre-Columbian civilizations.
- 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: Nicoya Peninsula Target entity description: The Nicoya Peninsula is a large, biodiverse coastal region in northwestern Costa Rica known for its Pacific beaches, surf towns, and status as one of the world’s Blue Zones where people commonly live to an advanced age.
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A.
El Nicoya
"El Nicoya" is a song by the experimental rock band Abraxas.
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B.
Mosquito Coast
The Mosquito Coast is a historically significant tropical region along the Caribbean coasts of present-day Nicaragua and Honduras, known for its indigenous Miskito population and complex colonial-era interactions.
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C.
Mosquito Coast
"The Mosquito Coast" is a 1986 adventure drama film, based on Paul Theroux's novel, about an idealistic inventor who moves his family to the Central American jungle to build a utopian society, with Martha Plimpton among its principal cast.
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D.
Puerto Morazán
Puerto Morazán is a coastal town and port in northwestern Nicaragua situated along the Gulf of Fonseca, known for its fishing and maritime activities.
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E.
Jequetepeque Valley
The Jequetepeque Valley is a fertile river valley on Peru’s northern coast known as an important center of ancient Moche and other pre-Columbian civilizations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical region
ⓘ
peninsula ⓘ |
| country | Costa Rica ⓘ |
| countrySubdivision |
Guanacaste Province
ⓘ
Puntarenas Province ⓘ |
| culturalGroup |
Chorotega descendants
ⓘ
linked to:
Chorotega
|
| dietCharacteristic |
high consumption of beans and corn
ⓘ
high consumption of tropical fruits ⓘ low intake of processed foods ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
coastal marine ecosystems
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dry tropical forest ecosystems ⓘ high life expectancy ⓘ large rural population ⓘ warm tropical climate ⓘ |
| hasClimate | tropical savanna climate ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| hasProtectedArea |
Barra Honda National Park
ⓘ
Cabo Blanco Absolute Natural Reserve ⓘ Las Baulas Marine National Park ⓘ Ostional Wildlife Refuge ⓘ |
| hasSeason |
distinct dry season
ⓘ
rainy season ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Blue Zone status
ⓘ
Pacific beaches ⓘ biodiversity ⓘ cattle ranching ⓘ fishing communities ⓘ sea turtle nesting sites ⓘ surf towns ⓘ traditional Costa Rican cuisine ⓘ |
| language | Spanish ⓘ |
| locatedIn | northwestern Costa Rica ⓘ |
| locatedOnCoastOf | Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| majorTown |
Malpaís
ⓘ
Montezuma ⓘ Nicoya ⓘ
linked to:
Nicoya Canton
Nosara ⓘ Santa Cruz ⓘ Santa Teresa ⓘ Sámara ⓘ Tamarindo ⓘ |
| partOf |
Guanacaste Province
ⓘ
Puntarenas Province ⓘ |
| recognizedAs |
Blue Zone
ⓘ
linked to:
Valley of Longevity
|
| timeZone |
Central Standard Time
ⓘ
linked to:
Central Time Zone
|
| tourismType |
beach tourism
ⓘ
ecotourism ⓘ surf tourism ⓘ |
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: Nicoya Peninsula Description of subject: The Nicoya Peninsula is a large, biodiverse coastal region in northwestern Costa Rica known for its Pacific beaches, surf towns, and status as one of the world’s Blue Zones where people commonly live to an advanced age.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.