Kuélap archaeological site

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archaeological site fortified citadel tourist attraction

Kuélap archaeological site is a massive pre-Inca fortified citadel built by the Chachapoya culture atop a mountain ridge in northern Peru.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Kuelap archaeological site	2
Kuélap archaeological site canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11254993 — 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: Kuélap archaeological site
Context triple: [Amazonas Region (Peru), contains, Kuélap archaeological site]

A. Pachacámac archaeological site
The Pachacámac archaeological site is a major pre-Columbian religious and administrative complex on Peru’s central coast, renowned as an important oracle center for multiple Andean cultures including the Wari and Inca.
B. 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.
C. Wari archaeological site
The Wari archaeological site is the ancient urban and ceremonial center in Peru that served as the capital of the Wari civilization, a major pre-Inca Andean empire.
D. Tiwanaku archaeological site
The Tiwanaku archaeological site is a major pre-Columbian ceremonial and urban center in the Bolivian Andes, renowned for its monumental stone architecture and as the political and religious heart of the Tiwanaku civilization.
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: Kuélap archaeological site
Target entity description: Kuélap archaeological site is a massive pre-Inca fortified citadel built by the Chachapoya culture atop a mountain ridge in northern Peru.

A. Pachacámac archaeological site
The Pachacámac archaeological site is a major pre-Columbian religious and administrative complex on Peru’s central coast, renowned as an important oracle center for multiple Andean cultures including the Wari and Inca.
B. 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.
C. Wari archaeological site
The Wari archaeological site is the ancient urban and ceremonial center in Peru that served as the capital of the Wari civilization, a major pre-Inca Andean empire.
D. Tiwanaku archaeological site
The Tiwanaku archaeological site is a major pre-Columbian ceremonial and urban center in the Bolivian Andes, renowned for its monumental stone architecture and as the political and religious heart of the Tiwanaku civilization.
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 (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	archaeological site ⓘ fortified citadel ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
accessibleFrom	city of Chachapoyas ⓘ linked to: Chachapoyas
accessInfrastructure	cable car system ⓘ
area	about 6 hectares ⓘ
associatedPeople	Chachapoya ⓘ linked to: Chachapoya culture
builtBy	Chachapoya people ⓘ linked to: Chachapoya culture
cableCarInaugurationYear	2017 ⓘ
conservationStatus	partially at risk of collapse ⓘ
constructionEndCentury	16th century ⓘ
constructionStartCentury	6th century ⓘ
continent	South America ⓘ
country	Peru ⓘ
culture	Chachapoya culture ⓘ
discoveredByScience	19th century explorers ⓘ
elevation	approximately 3000 meters above sea level ⓘ
feature	circular stone structures ⓘ internal terraces ⓘ massive defensive walls ⓘ narrow entrance passages ⓘ temple-like buildings ⓘ watchtowers ⓘ
firstDocumentedBy	Juan Crisóstomo Nieto ⓘ
firstDocumentedYear	1843 ⓘ
governedBy	Regional Government of Amazonas ⓘ linked to: Government of Amazonas state, Venezuela
heritage	pre-Inca ⓘ
languageRegion	Quechua-speaking area ⓘ
laterInfluence	Inca Empire ⓘ
locatedIn	Amazonas Region ⓘ Peru ⓘ
locatedNear	town of Tingo ⓘ
locatedOn	mountain ridge ⓘ
managedBy	Peruvian Ministry of Culture ⓘ
material	stone ⓘ
nearbyCulture	modern town of Tingo Nuevo ⓘ
numberOfStructures	over 400 circular buildings ⓘ
overlooks	Utcubamba River valley ⓘ
period	Late Horizon ⓘ Late Intermediate Period ⓘ
primaryFunction	fortified settlement ⓘ
roofCollapseEvent	April 2022 ⓘ
secondaryFunction	ceremonial center ⓘ
shape	elongated oval ⓘ
threat	heavy rainfall ⓘ seismic activity ⓘ
tourismImportance	major regional attraction in northern Peru ⓘ
wallHeight	up to about 20 meters ⓘ
wallLength	approximately 600 meters ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Amazonas Region (Peru) → contains → Kuélap archaeological site ⓘ

Revash mausoleums → near → Kuelap archaeological site ⓘ

linked to: Kuélap archaeological site

Gocta Waterfall → nearbyAttraction → Kuelap archaeological site ⓘ