Land Use Data for Latitude 10.75 Longitude -85.75Area 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 higherForestry - 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-humidLivestock
CattlePigs
Poultry
Crops
BananasBananas (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 239240 to 269
Soil Types
AcrisolsLuvisols
Regosols (Other)
Terrain
Plain or plateauSlopes (degrees)
0.5 to 22 to 5
5 to 8
8 to 16
16 to 30
Population Density (persons per km2)
10 to 5050 to 250
Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)
5 to 1020 to 30
Mineral Extraction
| Site Name (Type) | Minerals |
|---|---|
| A-1 | Chromium |
| A-2 | Chromium |
| A-3 | Chromium |
| A-4 | Chromium |
| A-5 | Chromium |
| A-6 | Chromium |
| B-7 | Chromium |
| B-8 | Chromium |
| Cerro Grande and Nancite Occurrences | Iron, Manganese |
| Chapernal Occurrence | Manganese, Iron |
| El Boquete Del Ramo Prospects | Iron, Manganese |
| El Panama Occurrence | Manganese |
| Las Pilas Occurrence | Manganese |
| Monte De Barco Occurrence | Manganese |
| Piedras Pintades Prospect | Manganese |
| Playa Blanca | Iron, Titanium, Metal |
| Playa Del Coco | Iron, Titanium, Metal |
| Playa Hermosa | Iron, Titanium, Metal |
| Playa Hermosa Occurrence | Manganese |
| Playa Ocotol | Iron, Titanium, Metal |
| Playa Panama | Iron, Titanium, Metal |
| Playa Respingue | Chromium |
| Punta Gorda Prospect | Iron, Copper, Zinc, Cobalt |
| Rio Gongora | Sulfur |
| Santisimo Occurrence | Manganese |
| Tabor Occurrence | Manganese |
| Tule Prospect | Manganese |
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.
