Land Use Data for Latitude -2.75 Longitude -78.25

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

Locations

Cordillera de Kutukú
Eastern Cordillera real montane forests ecoregion

Agricultural Land Uses

Forestry - Plantations
Shrubs - Extensive pastoralism
Rainfed agriculture (Subsistence/Commercial)
Agriculture in protected areas

Ecosystems

Mediterranean humid
Cool Tropic mixed
Warm Tropics perhumid
Warm Tropics humid
Warm Tropics sub-humid

Livestock

Cattle
Pigs
Poultry

Crops

Coffee Green (also in forestry plantations)
Fruits
MIXED
Stimulant crops

Growing Period (days)

240 to 269
270 to 299
300 to 329
330 to 359

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)
Leptosols (Shallow soils)

Terrain

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

Slopes (degrees)

2 to 5
5 to 8
8 to 16
16 to 30
30 to 45
above 45

Population Density (persons per km2)

0
0 to 2
2 to 10
10 to 50

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

30 to 40
40 to 50

Mineral Extraction

Site Name (Type)Minerals
 Gold, Silver
 Graphite
 Gold
CordilleraIron
El DescansoKaolin
Mendez (Surface)Gold
Plan De MilagroBrick Clay
Plan GrandeKaolin
ZapoteSilver

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.