Land Use Data for Latitude 15.25 Longitude -87.25

Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude

Locations

Texiguat
Texiguat Wildlife Refuge

Agricultural Land Uses

Forestry - Agro forestry
Forestry - Plantations
Rainfed agriculture (Subsistence/Commercial)
Cropped Agriculture with intensive livestock

Ecosystems

Warm Tropics humid

Livestock

Cattle
Pigs
Poultry

Crops

Bananas (also in forestry plantations)
Cereals and cereal products
Maize

Growing Period (days)

300 to 329

Soil Types

Nitisols (Deep, well-drained, red, tropical soils with a clayey subsurface)

Terrain

Plain or plateau
Mountain 800-1500 m, slope > 5%

Slopes (degrees)

0.5 to 2
5 to 8
8 to 16
16 to 30
30 to 45

Population Density (persons per km2)

2 to 10
10 to 50
50 to 250

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

30 to 40

Mineral Extraction

Site Name (Type)Minerals
ChancayaGold
CuyamapaGypsum-Anhydrite
Delicias De Jutembra!Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper
El LiquidambalGold, Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper
La CapaAntimony
La MinaGold
La Mina LagunitasAntimony
Laguna BrujaGold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Zinc
Lagunitas VeinGold, Silver, Copper
Los RamirezLead, Zinc, Copper, Gold, Silver
Santa Cruz ProspectCopper
Santa MariaGold
Santa MarthaGold, Lead, Zinc, Silver, Copper

Agricultural use data provided by LADA, 2008. "Mapping Land Use Systems at global and regional scales for Land Degradation Assessment Analysis. Version 1.0" Nachtergaele F. & Petri M.
Mineral extraction data provided by USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), downloaded June 2, 2010.