Archaeological Site of Panamá Viejo

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UNESCO World Heritage Site archaeological site historic site

The Archaeological Site of Panamá Viejo comprises the ruins of the original 16th-century Spanish colonial settlement that was the first permanent European city on the Pacific coast of the Americas and a key hub in transoceanic trade.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
Archaeological Site of Panamá Viejo canonical	1
Panama Viejo ruins	1
Panamá Viejo archaeological park	1
Panamá Viejo as a symbol of Panamanian identity	1
Panamá Viejo historic district	1
Panamá Viejo museum	1
Sitio Arqueológico de Panamá Viejo	1
promote sustainable tourism at Panamá Viejo	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T762058 — 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: Archaeological Site of Panamá Viejo
Context triple: [Panama City, hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite, Archaeological Site of Panamá Viejo]

A. 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.
B. San Juan National Historic Site
San Juan National Historic Site is a U.S. National Park in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, preserving historic Spanish colonial fortifications such as Castillo San Felipe del Morro and Castillo San Cristóbal.
C. Parque Histórico Guayaquil
Parque Histórico Guayaquil is a cultural and ecological park in Guayaquil, Ecuador, that recreates the region’s historical architecture, traditions, and native wildlife in an open-air museum setting.
D. Chinchero archaeological site
The Chinchero archaeological site is an Inca-era complex in Peru renowned for its terraced landscapes, colonial church built atop Inca foundations, and role as a historic gateway to the Sacred Valley.
E. Coloma Historic Park
Coloma Historic Park is a California state historic park in Coloma that preserves the site of the 1848 gold discovery that sparked the California Gold Rush.
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: Archaeological Site of Panamá Viejo
Target entity description: The Archaeological Site of Panamá Viejo comprises the ruins of the original 16th-century Spanish colonial settlement that was the first permanent European city on the Pacific coast of the Americas and a key hub in transoceanic trade.

A. 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.
B. San Juan National Historic Site
San Juan National Historic Site is a U.S. National Park in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, preserving historic Spanish colonial fortifications such as Castillo San Felipe del Morro and Castillo San Cristóbal.
C. Parque Histórico Guayaquil
Parque Histórico Guayaquil is a cultural and ecological park in Guayaquil, Ecuador, that recreates the region’s historical architecture, traditions, and native wildlife in an open-air museum setting.
D. Chinchero archaeological site
The Chinchero archaeological site is an Inca-era complex in Peru renowned for its terraced landscapes, colonial church built atop Inca foundations, and role as a historic gateway to the Sacred Valley.
E. Coloma Historic Park
Coloma Historic Park is a California state historic park in Coloma that preserves the site of the 1848 gold discovery that sparked the California Gold Rush.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ historic site ⓘ
abandonedAsCity	1673 ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Old Panama ⓘ linked to: Panamá la Vieja Panamá Viejo ⓘ linked to: Panamá la Vieja
associatedWith	Panama Canal area (historical precursor) ⓘ linked to: Panamá la Vieja Spanish Empire ⓘ transisthmian trade route ⓘ
category	cultural heritage ⓘ
continent	North America ⓘ
coordinateSystem	geographic coordinates ⓘ
country	Panama ⓘ
destroyedInEvent	sack of Panama by Henry Morgan ⓘ
extensionYear	2003 ⓘ
foundedAsCity	1519 ⓘ
foundedBy	Pedro Arias Dávila ⓘ
governingBody	Instituto Nacional de Cultura de Panamá ⓘ Patronato Panamá Viejo ⓘ
hasPart	cathedral bell tower ⓘ defensive walls ⓘ museum of Panamá Viejo ⓘ plaza mayor ⓘ ruins of convents ⓘ ruins of houses ⓘ ruins of the cathedral ⓘ
heritageDesignation	UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
heritageProtectionStatus	protected archaeological park ⓘ
inscriptionYear	1997 ⓘ
locatedIn	Panama City ⓘ Panamá Province ⓘ
locatedOn	Pacific coast of Panama ⓘ
majorDestructionYear	1671 ⓘ
originalName	Nuestra Señora de la Asunción de Panamá ⓘ linked to: Metropolitan Cathedral of Panama City
partOf	Historic District of Panama City and Archaeological Site of Panamá Viejo ⓘ linked to: Historic District of Panama City with the Salón Bolívar
period	Spanish colonial period ⓘ
primaryLanguageOfSignage	Spanish ⓘ
replacedBy	Casco Antiguo (Historic District of Panama City) ⓘ linked to: Historic District of Panama City with the Salón Bolívar
significance	early Spanish colonial settlement in Central America ⓘ first permanent European city on the Pacific coast of the Americas ⓘ key hub in transoceanic trade between the Americas and Spain ⓘ
tourismAttraction	yes ⓘ
UNESCODangerListStatus	not listed ⓘ
UNESCOPropertyType	cultural ⓘ
UNESCORegion	Latin America and the Caribbean ⓘ linked to: Latin America
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria	(ii) ⓘ (iv) ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId	790bis ⓘ

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