Land Use Data for Latitude 13.75 Longitude -88.75Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
| Cinquera Forest La Joya San Vicente Volcano |
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
Sparsely vegetated areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Ecosystems
Cool Tropic mixedWarm Tropics sub-humid
Livestock
CattleGoats
Pigs
Poultry
Crops
BananasBeans Dry
Cereals and cereal products
Coffee Green (also in forestry plantations)
Grain (dried)
Maize
Growing Period (days)
210 to 239240 to 269
270 to 299
Soil Types
Andosols (Black soils of volcanic landscapes)Regosols (Other)
Terrain
Plain or plateauMountain 800-1500 m, slope > 5%
Mountain 1500-2500 m, slope > 2%
Slopes (degrees)
5 to 88 to 16
16 to 30
30 to 45
above 45
Population Density (persons per km2)
10 to 5050 to 250
above 250
Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)
30 to 4040 to 50
Mineral Extraction
| Site Name (Type) | Minerals |
|---|---|
| Cerro Quemado | Perlite |
| El Carmen | Perlite |
| El Dorado Mine | Silver, Gold |
| El Rosario Perlite Deposit | Perlite |
| El Salvador | 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.
