Land Use Data for Latitude 8.75 Longitude -83.25Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
| Fila CosteƱa Piedras Blancas National Park Sierpe Wetlands and Osa Peninsula |
Agricultural Land Uses
Forestry - Pastoralism if moderate or higherRainfed agriculture (Subsistence/Commercial)
Open Water - Inland Fisheries
Ecosystems
Cool Tropic mixedWarm Tropics perhumid
Livestock
CattlePigs
Poultry
Crops
Cereals and cereal productsCoffee Green (also in forestry plantations)
Maize
Growing Period (days)
330 to 359above 360
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 plateauMountain 800-1500 m, slope > 5%
Mountain 1500-2500 m, slope > 2%
Mountain > 2500
Slopes (degrees)
2 to 58 to 16
16 to 30
30 to 45
above 45
Population Density (persons per km2)
2 to 1010 to 50
Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)
5 to 1010 to 20
Mineral Extraction
| Site Name (Type) | Minerals |
|---|---|
| Dos Brazos | Gold |
| Finca Santo Domingo | Limestone, General |
| Quebrada Danta | Gold |
| Quebrada Palma | Gold |
| Quebrada Salitre | Gold |
| Quebrada Sardinal | Gold |
| Quebrada Tarde | Gold |
| Quebrada Terrones | Gold |
| Rio Agujas | Gold |
| Rio Barrigones | Gold |
| Rio Conte | Gold |
| Rio Esquinas | Gold |
| Rio Nuevo | Gold |
| Rio Rincon | Gold |
| Rio Riyito | Gold |
| Rio Sabala | Gold |
| Rio Sierpe | Gold |
| Rio Tigre | Gold |
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.
