Land Use Data for Latitude 10.25 Longitude -84.75

Area 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 higher
Forestry - 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-humid

Livestock

Cattle
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

Acrisols
Andosols (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 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

Population Density (persons per km2)

0
10 to 50

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

5 to 10
40 to 50

Mineral Extraction

Site Name (Type)Minerals
 Gold
Bella Vista MineGold, Silver
Beta Vargas ProspectGold, Silver
Boston MineGold, Silver, Copper
Buena Suerte MineGold, Silver
Cerro ConchalClay
Cerro La Mina ProspectGold, Silver
Cerro Ojo De Agua ProspectGold, Silver
Cerro Pan De Azucar ProspectGold
ChomesHalite
Corinto MineGold, Silver
Cuarenta Leones MineGold
Cuatro Vientos MineGold, Silver
El Angel MineGold
El Cedral ProspectSulfur
El Encanto ProspectsGold
Esperanza MineGold, Silver
Gongolona MineSilver, Gold
La Lucha MineGold
La Trinidad MineGold, Silver
La Union MineGold, Silver
Moncada MineGold, Silver
Montes De Oro ProspectGold
Montezuma MineGold
ParaisoClay
Penas BlancasDiatomite
Penon MineGold
Poco Sol ProspectSulfur
Recio MineGold, Silver
Rio Acapulco ProspectsGold
Rio Barranca MineSilver, Gold
Rio Canamazo ProspectGold
Rio Chiquito De Las NubesDiatomite
Rio Chiquito MineGold, Silver
Rio JesusClay
Rio Santa Lucia ProspectGold
Rudin MineGold
San Gerardo MineGold
San Luis ProspectGold, Silver
San Marcos ProspectGold
Santa ClaraGold, Silver
Santa Clara MineGold, Silver
Silencio MineGold, Silver
Tres Hermanos MineGold, Silver
Turin ProspectGold, Silver
Velazquez MineSilver, Gold
Zamora MineGold

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.