Land Use Data for Latitude 9.75 Longitude -84.75

Locations

Carara National Park Tárcoles, Carara and La Cangreja

Agricultural Land Uses

Forestry - Pastoralism if moderate or higher
Forestry - Agro forestry
Rainfed agriculture (Subsistence/Commercial)
Cropped Agriculture with mod. intensive livestock
Cropped Agriculture with intensive livestock
Agriculture - Large scale Irrigation (>25% pixel size)
Agriculture in protected areas

Ecosystems

Warm Tropics sub-humid

Livestock

Cattle
Pigs
Poultry

Crops

Bananas (also in forestry plantations)
Cereals and cereal products
Coffee Green (also in forestry plantations)
Maize

Growing Period (days)

240 to 269
270 to 299

Soil Types

Andosols (Black soils of volcanic landscapes)
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

Terrain

Plain or plateau
Mountain 800-1500 m, slope > 5%

Slopes (degrees)

0.5 to 2
2 to 5
5 to 8
8 to 16
16 to 30
30 to 45
above 45

Population Density (persons per km²)

10 to 50
50 to 250

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

5 to 10

Mineral Extraction

Site Name (Type)	Minerals
Cerro Pato Prospect	Gold
Paquera	Halite
Playa Bajamar	Iron, Titanium, Metal
Playa Boca Barranca	Iron, Titanium, Metal
Playa Caldera	Iron, Titanium, Metal
Playa Tarcoles Norte	Iron, Titanium, Metal
Rio Barranca	Sand and Gravel, Construction