Land Use Data for Latitude 17.25 Longitude -89.75

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

Locations

San Miguel La Palotada - El Zotz Protected Biotope
Tikal National Park

Ecosystems

Warm Tropics humid
Warm Tropics sub-humid

Crops

Bananas
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)
Leptosols (Shallow soils)

Terrain

Plain or plateau

Slopes (degrees)

0.5 to 2
2 to 5
5 to 8
8 to 16

Population Density (persons per km2)

0
0 to 2
2 to 10

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

30 to 40

Mineral Extraction

Site Name (Type)Minerals
UaxactunGypsum-Anhydrite

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.