Land Use Data for Latitude 14.75 Longitude -89.25Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
| Central American montane forests ecoregion Cerro del Mono La Unión Regional Municipal Park |
Agricultural Land Uses
Forestry - Agro forestryForestry - Plantations
Rainfed agriculture (Subsistence/Commercial)
Cropped Agriculture with mod. intensive livestock
Cropped Agriculture with intensive livestock
Agriculture in protected areas
Open Water - Inland Fisheries
Ecosystems
Warm Tropics humidWarm Tropics sub-humid
Livestock
CattlePigs
Poultry
Sheep
Crops
BananasBananas (also in forestry plantations)
Cereals and cereal products
Coffee Green (also in forestry plantations)
Maize
Growing Period (days)
240 to 269270 to 299
300 to 329
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
Nitisols (Deep, well-drained, red, tropical soils with a clayey subsurface)
Terrain
Plain or plateauMountain 800-1500 m, slope > 5%
Slopes (degrees)
0.5 to 22 to 5
5 to 8
8 to 16
16 to 30
30 to 45
above 45
Population Density (persons per km2)
10 to 5050 to 250
Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)
30 to 4040 to 50
Mineral Extraction
| Site Name (Type) | Minerals |
|---|---|
| Brenes Prospect | Manganese, Nickel, Cobalt |
| El Chanco | Iron |
| El Horno Prospect | Antimony |
| El Majon Area | Bentonite |
| Los Planes | Bentonite |
| Perez Prospect | Cobalt, Manganese, Nickel, Copper |
| Providencia Prospect | Copper |
| Vado Hondo Area | Bentonite |
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.
