Land Use Data for Latitude 10.75 Longitude -85.25

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

Locations

Rincón de la Vieja National Park
Tilarán Highlands

Agricultural Land Uses

Forestry - Pastoralism if moderate or higher
Cropped Agriculture with intensive livestock
Agriculture in protected areas
Open Water - Inland Fisheries

Ecosystems

Warm Tropics sub-humid

Livestock

Cattle
Pigs
Poultry

Crops

Beans Dry
Cereals and cereal products
Grain (dried)
Maize
Sugar Cane

Growing Period (days)

210 to 239
240 to 269

Soil Types

Acrisols
Cambisols (Horizon differentiation in the subsoil evident from changes in structure, colour, clay content or carbonate content)

Terrain

Plain or plateau

Slopes (degrees)

0.5 to 2
5 to 8
8 to 16

Population Density (persons per km2)

0
10 to 50
50 to 250

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

5 to 10
20 to 30
40 to 50

Mineral Extraction

Site Name (Type)Minerals
Canas DulcesDiatomite
Gongora ProspectSulfur
La Fortuna ProspectSulfur
Loma CamastroDiatomite
Mantano De BagalesDiatomite
Miravalles OccurrenceSulfur
Rio GongoraSulfur, Sulfur-Pyrite
Santa Maria OccurrenceSulfur
Tajo El PelonVolcanic Materials, Stone, Crushed/Broken

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.