Land Use Data for Latitude 10.25 Longitude -83.75

Area 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 higher
Forestry - Plantations

Ecosystems

Warm Tropics perhumid
Warm Tropics humid

Livestock

Cattle
Poultry

Crops

Bananas (also in forestry plantations)
Coffee Green (also in forestry plantations)

Growing Period (days)

300 to 329
330 to 359

Soil Types

Alisols
Cambisols (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 plateau

Slopes (degrees)

0.5 to 2
2 to 5
5 to 8
8 to 16

Population Density (persons per km2)

0
0 to 2
2 to 10
10 to 50

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

10 to 20
40 to 50

Mineral Extraction

Site Name (Type)Minerals
Guacimo ProspectAluminum
Tajo FrelimarSand and Gravel, Construction
Turrialba OccurrenceSulfur

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.