Ideal farm in Las Cañas, Maldonado

2.11a (13.55 ha   Index 53)

They are rocky mountain ranges with a strongly undulating landscape and slopes between 5 and 20%. The geological materials are basically made up of igneous, metamorphic and some acidic effusive rocks, and the rockiness can reach levels of up to 10%. In this group, two regions with different soil associations must be established: a) The southern region, (Departments of Lavalleja, Maldonado, Rocha and part of Treinta y Tres), where the dominant soils are Haplic Subeutric Brunosols, sandy gravelly loam and gravelly loam, superficial, stony (Regosols). Associated with these, Typical Subeutric Brunosols occur, loamy, moderately deep, sometimes deep (moderately deep Brown Prairies), in some cases to lithic contact; and Melanic Subeutric Lithosols, gravelly sandy, sometimes stony and very superficial; with rocky outcrops. The Brunosols (Haplic and Typical) together occupy more than 70% of the area and develop among the outcrops of rocks, mainly migmatites and intrusive granites, while the Lithosols occur close to the outcrops, or in the rockiest areas of the unit. . b) The northern region, (Departments of Cerro Largo and north of Treinta y Tres) in which the dominant soils are Umbrian Inceptisols, sandy loam, gravelly, sometimes stony, superficial and moderately deep, acidic with variable aluminum contents. Associated with these, there are District, Umbrian, sandy loam, gravelly and acid Lithosols. The vegetation is summer cycle grassland and associated shrublands, and the use is pastoral. This unit occupies important areas of the Sierra de los Rios, extensive areas between Valentines, Tupambae and Treinta y Tres, surroundings of Aigua, etc. The soils are members of the Santa Clara unit and part of the Sierra de Aigua unit of the chart at a scale of 1:1.000.000 (DSF).