Land Use Data for Latitude 14.75 Longitude -89.75

Locations

Motagua Valley thornscrub ecoregion

Agricultural Land Uses

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

Ecosystems

Cool Tropic mixed
Warm Tropics humid
Warm Tropics sub-humid

Livestock

Cattle
Pigs
Poultry
Sheep

Crops

Bananas
Bananas (also in forestry plantations)
Coffee Green (also in forestry plantations)

Growing Period (days)

240 to 269
270 to 299

Soil Types

Cambisols (Horizon differentiation in the subsoil evident from changes in structure, colour, clay content or carbonate content)
Gleysols (Soils with clear signs of groundwater influence)
Luvisols

Terrain

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

Slopes (degrees)

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

Population Density (persons per km²)

10 to 50
50 to 250

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

30 to 40
40 to 50

Mineral Extraction

Site Name (Type)	Minerals
Carrillo	Chromium
El Audiencio Deposit	Chromium
El Panteon De San Jose De Arada	Iron
El Poxte Area	Talc-Soapstone
El Rincon Deposit	Kaolin
El Rodeo	Bentonite
El Rosario	Manganese
La Palmilla	Gemstone
Las Cruces Area	Bentonite
Los Cimientos	Bentonite
Manzanal	Gemstone
Minorsa Project (Surface)	Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc
Rio Huijo	Gemstone
San Antonio Deposits	Chromium
Terceron	Zinc, Lead, Silver
Xororagua	Copper