Land Use Data for Latitude 17.25 Longitude -89.75Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
| San Miguel La Palotada - El Zotz Protected Biotope Tikal National Park |
Ecosystems
Warm Tropics humidWarm Tropics sub-humid
Crops
BananasCoffee Green (also in forestry plantations)
Growing Period (days)
240 to 269270 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 plateauSlopes (degrees)
0.5 to 22 to 5
5 to 8
8 to 16
Population Density (persons per km2)
00 to 2
2 to 10
Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)
30 to 40Mineral Extraction
| Site Name (Type) | Minerals |
|---|---|
| Uaxactun | Gypsum-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.
