Land Use Data for Latitude -21.25 Longitude -67.75

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

Locations

Central Andean dry puna ecoregion

Agricultural Land Uses

Shrubs - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Bare areas - Extensive pastoralism
Bare areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism

Ecosystems

Deserts

Livestock

Cattle
Goats
Pigs
Poultry
Sheep

Growing Period (days)

1 to 29
30 to 59

Soil Types

Cambisols (Horizon differentiation in the subsoil evident from changes in structure, colour, clay content or carbonate content)
Solonchaks (Saline)

Terrain

Mountain > 2500

Slopes (degrees)

0 to 0.5
0.5 to 2
2 to 5
5 to 8
8 to 16
16 to 30
30 to 45
above 45

Population Density (persons per km2)

0

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

75 to 100

Mineral Extraction

Site Name (Type)Minerals
Cerro Caquella OccurrenceSulfur, Manganese
Cerro Chiguana OccurrenceSulfur
Cerro Juvina OccurrenceZinc
Cerro Tomasamil OccurrenceSulfur
Cerro Tomasamil ProspectZinc, Manganese, Iron
Cuidado MineSilver, Gold
Escapa MineCopper, Silver, 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.