Land Use Data for Latitude 9.75 Longitude -84.25

Locations

El Rodeo, Cerros de Escazú and La Carpintera

Agricultural Land Uses

Forestry - Pastoralism if moderate or higher
Forestry - Agro forestry
Forestry - Plantations
Rainfed agriculture (Subsistence/Commercial)
Cropped Agriculture with mod. intensive livestock
Agriculture in protected areas
Urban land

Ecosystems

Cool Tropic mixed
Warm Tropics humid
Warm Tropics sub-humid

Livestock

Cattle
Pigs
Poultry

Crops

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

Growing Period (days)

270 to 299
300 to 329

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)
Nitisols (Deep, well-drained, red, tropical soils with a clayey subsurface)

Terrain

Plain or plateau
Mountain 800-1500 m, slope > 5%
Mountain 1500-2500 m, slope > 2%

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
above 250

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

5 to 10
10 to 20

Mineral Extraction

Site Name (Type)	Minerals
	Lead, Zinc
	Copper
	Zinc, Lead
Bajo De Limon Mine	Lead, Zinc, Copper
Bajo La Palma Occurrence	Copper
Calfino	Limestone, General
Cerro Abejonal Prospect	Aluminum
Chirraca Occurrence	Copper
Ciudad Colon	Clay
Comag	Volcanic Materials, Stone, Crushed/Broken
Constructora Zurqui	Volcanic Materials, Stone, Crushed/Broken
El Balsa Mine	Gold, Silver
El Fuego Mine	Gold, Silver
El Porvenir Mine	Gold
Escazu Prospect	Zinc, Lead, Copper
Esperanza Mine	Gold, Silver
Guapinol Mine	Gold, Silver
Guayabo Occurrence	Copper
Industrial Del Oeste	Volcanic Materials, Stone, Crushed/Broken
Jateo De Mora	Gypsum-Anhydrite
La Britania Prospect	Gold
La Ciguena Mine	Gold, Silver
La Libertad Mine	Gold, Silver
La Minita Mine	Gold, Silver
La Union De Aguacate	Gold
Ladrillera Inca Quarry	Brick Clay
Ladrillera La Sabana Quarry	Brick Clay
Las Cuevas/Damas	Limestone, General
Llano Brenes Prospect	Gold
Los Castros Mine	Gold, Silver
Oreamunos Mine	Gold
Paciencia Prospect	Gold
Productos El Pedregal	Volcanic Materials, Stone, Crushed/Broken
Puriscal Prospect	Copper
Quebrada Curtiembre Prospect	Lead, Zinc, Copper, Silver, Gold
Quebrada Honda	Stone, Dimension, Stone, Crushed/Broken
Quebrada Honda Mine	Gold
Quebrada Polocha Prospect	Gold
Quebrador El Ruano	Sand and Gravel, Construction
Quebrador Jimenez	Sand and Gravel, Construction
Rio Grande	Volcanic Materials, Stone, Crushed/Broken
Rio Poas Prospect	Lead, Zinc
Rio Tiribi	Volcanic Materials, Stone, Crushed/Broken
Rio Virilla	Volcanic Materials, Stone, Crushed/Broken
Rio Virilla Prospect	Lead, Zinc
Salitral Quarry	Clay
San Antonio	Brick Clay
San Francisco Mine	Gold, Silver
San Juan Uno Mine	Gold
San Miguel Mine	Gold, Manganese
San Pablo Mine	Lead, Zinc
San Rafael Occurrence	Copper
Tablon Prospect	Kaolin
Taja Carlos Monge	Stone, Dimension, Stone, Crushed/Broken
Tajo Apara	Volcanic Materials, Stone, Crushed/Broken
Tajo Borreal	Volcanic Materials, Stone, Crushed/Broken
Tajo Colon	Volcanic Materials, Stone, Crushed/Broken
Tajo El Castella	Volcanic Materials, Stone, Crushed/Broken
Tajo El Polvoron	Volcanic Materials, Stone, Crushed/Broken
Tajo Florencia	Volcanic Materials, Stone, Crushed/Broken
Tajo Guerrera	Limestone, General
Tajo Hermanos Carvajal	Volcanic Materials, Stone, Crushed/Broken
Tajo La Aduana	Volcanic Materials, Stone, Crushed/Broken
Tajo La Caja	Volcanic Materials
Tajo Las Animas	Volcanic Materials, Stone, Crushed/Broken
Tajo Las Carreras	Volcanic Materials, Stone, Crushed/Broken
Tajo Los Jardines	Volcanic Materials, Stone, Crushed/Broken
Tajo Santa Lucia	Volcanic Materials, Stone, Crushed/Broken
Tajo Zamora Y Quiros	Volcanic Materials, Stone, Crushed/Broken
Tarbaca	Clay
Tarbaca Prospect	Copper