Land Use Data for Latitude 9.75 Longitude -83.75

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

Locations

Chirripó National Park
Los Quetzales National Park
Los Santos Forest Reserve
Reserva Biológica Cerro las Vueltas
Río Macho Forest Reserve
Río Navarro-Río Sombrero Protective Zone
Tapantí-Macizo de La Muer National Park
Volcán Irazú National Park

Agricultural Land Uses

Forestry - Pastoralism if moderate or higher
Forestry - Agro forestry
Forestry - Plantations
Rainfed agriculture (Subsistence/Commercial)
Agriculture in protected areas

Ecosystems

Cool Tropic mixed
Warm Tropics perhumid
Warm Tropics 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)

300 to 329
330 to 359
above 360

Soil Types

Alisols
Andosols (Black soils of volcanic landscapes)
Cambisols (Horizon differentiation in the subsoil evident from changes in structure, colour, clay content or carbonate content)
Fluvisols (Soils developed in alluvial deposits)
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

Population Density (persons per km2)

10 to 50
50 to 250

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

5 to 10
10 to 20

Mineral Extraction

Site Name (Type)Minerals
 Copper
Agua CalienteDiatomite
Alaska ProspectCopper, Silver
Canon OccurrenceAluminum
CervantesVolcanic Materials, Stone, Crushed/Broken
Concavas ProspectCopper
Division ProspectCopper, Lead
Industrial CalcareaLimestone, General
Jardin OccurrenceAluminum
Jesus MariaLimestone, General
La Carpintera ProspectGold
Ladrillera AguacalienteBrick Clay
Llano GrandeDiatomite
NavarroTravertine, Stone, Dimension
Orosi ProspectGold, Silver, Copper
Paraiso ProspectsAluminum
Piedra OccurrenceCopper
Playa QuesadaBarium-Barite, Silver, Lead, Copper, Zinc
Playas ProspectCopper
Quebrador OchomogoSand and Gravel, Construction
Rio BlancoBarium-Barite, Lead, Zinc, Silver
Rio Pejibaye ProspectGold, Copper, Barium-Barite
Rio Savegre ProspectCopper
Siberia MineCopper, Gold, Silver
Tajo AzulLimestone, General
Tajo CaracolVolcanic Materials
Tajo Las ConcavesVolcanic Materials, Stone, Crushed/Broken
Tajo MenaSand and Gravel, Construction
Tapanti ProspectCopper
Valle Del GeneralAluminum

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.