Tierra Colorada o Roja (Leptosol) is a shallow reddish-colored soil with presence of gravel, it is exposed to the sun throughout the day, rocky but can still be worked when the earth is wet.
Plots with Tierra colorada/roja: El Llano, La Mina
Tierra Blanca (Calcisol) is a white limestone-rich, calcareous soil, loose, salty with little presence of rocks. Less common in Logoche, this soil type in prevalent in San Luis Amatlán and Xitlapehua.
Cascajo (Leptosol) lands are composed of approximately 60% stones, pebbles and gravel. Cascajo land stores moisture on the hillsides and is well-suited for growing maguey. It is the land that maguey likes the most because its roots can grow better. Producers recognize two classes of cascajo according to their color, red cascajo and black cascajo.
Plots with Cascajo: Piedra lisa, La Mina
Tierra Negra (Cambisol), this soil type is located in the valleys and does not store much humidity. It floods in the rainy season because the water does not drain well and stagnates. The piñas grown on this soil type tend to be on the smaller side.