Land Use Data for Latitude 13.75 Longitude -89.75Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
| Apaneca-Llamatepec UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve El Imposible Forest El Imposible National Park Los Cóbanos The Volcans and San Marcelino |
Agricultural Land Uses
Forestry - Agro forestryForestry - Plantations
Rainfed agriculture (Subsistence/Commercial)
Cropped Agriculture with mod. intensive livestock
Cropped Agriculture with intensive livestock
Urban land
Ecosystems
Cool Tropic mixedWarm Tropics sub-humid
Livestock
CattlePigs
Poultry
Crops
BananasBeans Dry
Cereals and cereal products
Coffee Green (also in forestry plantations)
Maize
Growing Period (days)
210 to 239Soil Types
AlisolsAndosols (Black soils of volcanic landscapes)
Regosols (Other)
Terrain
Plain or plateauMountain 800-1500 m, slope > 5%
Mountain 1500-2500 m, slope > 2%
Slopes (degrees)
0.5 to 22 to 5
5 to 8
8 to 16
16 to 30
30 to 45
Population Density (persons per km2)
50 to 250above 250
Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)
20 to 3030 to 40
Mineral Extraction
| Site Name (Type) | Minerals |
|---|---|
| Cerro Chacchacaste | Perlite |
| Cerro Pacho | Perlite |
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.
