Land Use Data for Latitude -15.25 Longitude -73.75

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

Locations

Lago Parinacochas

Agricultural Land Uses

Grasslands - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Shrubs - Extensive pastoralism
Shrubs - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Sparsely vegetated areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Open Water - Inland Fisheries

Ecosystems

Cool Tropic mixed
Deserts

Livestock

Cattle
Goats
Pigs
Poultry

Growing Period (days)

0
1 to 29
30 to 59
60 to 89
90 to 119
120 to 149

Soil Types

Leptosols (Shallow soils)

Terrain

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

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

40 to 50

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.