Land Use Data for Latitude 10.75 Longitude -85.75

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

Locations

Guanacaste lowlands
Guanacaste National Park
Santa Rosa National Park

Agricultural Land Uses

Forestry - Pastoralism if moderate or higher
Forestry - Agro forestry
Forestry - Plantations
Rainfed agriculture (Subsistence/Commercial)
Cropped Agriculture with mod. intensive livestock
Cropped Agriculture with intensive livestock
Urban land
Open Water - Inland Fisheries

Ecosystems

Warm Tropics sub-humid

Livestock

Cattle
Pigs
Poultry

Crops

Bananas
Bananas (also in forestry plantations)
Beans Dry
Cereals and cereal products
Coffee Green (also in forestry plantations)
Grain (dried)
Maize
Sugar Cane

Growing Period (days)

210 to 239
240 to 269

Soil Types

Acrisols
Luvisols
Regosols (Other)

Terrain

Plain or plateau

Slopes (degrees)

0.5 to 2
2 to 5
5 to 8
8 to 16
16 to 30

Population Density (persons per km2)

10 to 50
50 to 250

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

5 to 10
20 to 30

Mineral Extraction

Site Name (Type)Minerals
A-1Chromium
A-2Chromium
A-3Chromium
A-4Chromium
A-5Chromium
A-6Chromium
B-7Chromium
B-8Chromium
Cerro Grande and Nancite OccurrencesIron, Manganese
Chapernal OccurrenceManganese, Iron
El Boquete Del Ramo ProspectsIron, Manganese
El Panama OccurrenceManganese
Las Pilas OccurrenceManganese
Monte De Barco OccurrenceManganese
Piedras Pintades ProspectManganese
Playa BlancaIron, Titanium, Metal
Playa Del CocoIron, Titanium, Metal
Playa HermosaIron, Titanium, Metal
Playa Hermosa OccurrenceManganese
Playa OcotolIron, Titanium, Metal
Playa PanamaIron, Titanium, Metal
Playa RespingueChromium
Punta Gorda ProspectIron, Copper, Zinc, Cobalt
Rio GongoraSulfur
Santisimo OccurrenceManganese
Tabor OccurrenceManganese
Tule ProspectManganese

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.