Characterization of a soil from provincia Mendez Cantão Sella, Tarija-Bolivia

Abstract

This paper deals about a representative soil from Província Mendez, Cantão Sella, of the southern region of Bolivia. The climatic, geologic, reliev and land use informations of that soil were studied. Based on the morphological and analytical data obtained, the presence of ochric epipedon, argillic horizon, authigenic lime or calcic horizon, petrocalcic horizon, and considering the particle size mineralogy and the soil temperature classes the following classification was obtained: Order: Aridisol Sub Order: Argid Great Group: Paleargid Sub group: Petrocalcic Ustalfic Paleargid Family: fine-loamy, mixed, thermic.