Land Use Data for Latitude 10.25 Longitude -84.75Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
| Arenal National Park Arenal-Monteverde Arenal-Monteverde Protective Zone Reserva Biológica Alberto Manuel Brenes |
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
Agriculture in protected areas
Ecosystems
Warm Tropics sub-humidLivestock
CattlePoultry
Crops
Bananas (also in forestry plantations)Cereals and cereal products
Coffee Green (also in forestry plantations)
Maize
Growing Period (days)
240 to 269270 to 299
Soil Types
AcrisolsAndosols (Black soils of volcanic landscapes)
Cambisols (Horizon differentiation in the subsoil evident from changes in structure, colour, clay content or carbonate content)
Terrain
Plain or plateauMountain 800-1500 m, slope > 5%
Slopes (degrees)
0.5 to 22 to 5
5 to 8
8 to 16
16 to 30
Population Density (persons per km2)
010 to 50
Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)
5 to 1040 to 50
Mineral Extraction
| Site Name (Type) | Minerals |
|---|---|
| Gold | |
| Bella Vista Mine | Gold, Silver |
| Beta Vargas Prospect | Gold, Silver |
| Boston Mine | Gold, Silver, Copper |
| Buena Suerte Mine | Gold, Silver |
| Cerro Conchal | Clay |
| Cerro La Mina Prospect | Gold, Silver |
| Cerro Ojo De Agua Prospect | Gold, Silver |
| Cerro Pan De Azucar Prospect | Gold |
| Chomes | Halite |
| Corinto Mine | Gold, Silver |
| Cuarenta Leones Mine | Gold |
| Cuatro Vientos Mine | Gold, Silver |
| El Angel Mine | Gold |
| El Cedral Prospect | Sulfur |
| El Encanto Prospects | Gold |
| Esperanza Mine | Gold, Silver |
| Gongolona Mine | Silver, Gold |
| La Lucha Mine | Gold |
| La Trinidad Mine | Gold, Silver |
| La Union Mine | Gold, Silver |
| Moncada Mine | Gold, Silver |
| Montes De Oro Prospect | Gold |
| Montezuma Mine | Gold |
| Paraiso | Clay |
| Penas Blancas | Diatomite |
| Penon Mine | Gold |
| Poco Sol Prospect | Sulfur |
| Recio Mine | Gold, Silver |
| Rio Acapulco Prospects | Gold |
| Rio Barranca Mine | Silver, Gold |
| Rio Canamazo Prospect | Gold |
| Rio Chiquito De Las Nubes | Diatomite |
| Rio Chiquito Mine | Gold, Silver |
| Rio Jesus | Clay |
| Rio Santa Lucia Prospect | Gold |
| Rudin Mine | Gold |
| San Gerardo Mine | Gold |
| San Luis Prospect | Gold, Silver |
| San Marcos Prospect | Gold |
| Santa Clara | Gold, Silver |
| Santa Clara Mine | Gold, Silver |
| Silencio Mine | Gold, Silver |
| Tres Hermanos Mine | Gold, Silver |
| Turin Prospect | Gold, Silver |
| Velazquez Mine | Silver, Gold |
| Zamora Mine | Gold |
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.
