Land Use Data for Latitude 10.25 Longitude -83.75Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
| Barbilla-Pacuare Cordillera Volcanica Central Volcán Turrialba National Park |
Agricultural Land Uses
Forestry - Pastoralism if moderate or higherForestry - Plantations
Ecosystems
Warm Tropics perhumidWarm Tropics humid
Livestock
CattlePoultry
Crops
Bananas (also in forestry plantations)Coffee Green (also in forestry plantations)
Growing Period (days)
300 to 329330 to 359
Soil Types
AlisolsCambisols (Horizon differentiation in the subsoil evident from changes in structure, colour, clay content or carbonate content)
Fluvisols (Soils developed in alluvial deposits)
Ferralsols (Red and yellow tropical soils with a high content of sesquioxides)
Gleysols (Soils with clear signs of groundwater influence)
Terrain
Plain or plateauSlopes (degrees)
0.5 to 22 to 5
5 to 8
8 to 16
Population Density (persons per km2)
00 to 2
2 to 10
10 to 50
Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)
10 to 2040 to 50
Mineral Extraction
| Site Name (Type) | Minerals |
|---|---|
| Guacimo Prospect | Aluminum |
| Tajo Frelimar | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Turrialba Occurrence | Sulfur |
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.
