Land Use Data for Latitude 14.75 Longitude -91.25

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

Locations

Atitlan
Cuenca del Lago Atitlán Multiple Use Area

Agricultural Land Uses

Forestry - Pastoralism if moderate or higher
Forestry - Agro forestry
Forestry - Plantations
Rainfed agriculture (Subsistence/Commercial)
Urban land
Sparsely vegetated areas - Extensive pastoralism
Sparsely vegetated areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Open Water - Inland Fisheries

Ecosystems

Cool Tropic mixed

Livestock

Cattle
Pigs
Poultry

Crops

Beans Dry
Cereals and cereal products
Coffee Green (also in forestry plantations)
Grain (dried)
Maize

Growing Period (days)

210 to 239

Soil Types

Alisols
Andosols (Black soils of volcanic landscapes)
Cambisols (Horizon differentiation in the subsoil evident from changes in structure, colour, clay content or carbonate content)
Leptosols (Shallow soils)
Luvisols

Terrain

Mountain 800-1500 m, slope > 5%
Mountain 1500-2500 m, slope > 2%
Mountain > 2500

Slopes (degrees)

5 to 8
8 to 16
16 to 30
30 to 45
above 45

Population Density (persons per km2)

10 to 50
50 to 250
above 250

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

30 to 40
40 to 50

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.