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In Guatemala, a cuerda is a traditional unit of distance, equal to exactly 25 varas [1] or almost 21 meters (nearly 69 feet).. During 19th-century Spain, a cuerda was a unit of length, of nearly 6.889 m (approx. 7.554 yd). [2]
Several units were used to measure capacity in Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and El Salvador. 1 botella = 0.63 to 0.67 L. [1] [2] 1 cajuela = 16.6 L. [1] 1 cuartillo varies between countries, [1] but defined as 4 octavillos or 1/4 almude and contains 1.156 L ≈ 1.222 qt(US) (liquid) ≈ 1.017 qt(Imp) [3]
Among the Guatemalan units of measurement some are based on old Spanish units; they include the vara and cuadra linear measurements; the vara cuadrada, the manzana and the cuerda units of area; and the libra, arroba, quintal and garrafón units of weight and volume.
In Puerto Rico, a cuerda is a traditional unit of land area nearly equivalent to 3,930 square meters, or 4,700 square yards, 0.971 acre, or 0.393 hectare (ha). The precise conversion is 1 cuerda = 3,930.395625 m 2.
A number of units of measurement were used in Costa Rica to measure measurements in length, mass, area, capacity, etc. In Costa Rica, metric system has been adopted since 1910, and has been compulsory since 1912, by a joint convention among Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Salvador.
Plan of the health area of the Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia [a] Today its size varies between countries: In Argentina it is a hectare, 10,000 m 2. In most Central American countries it is about 7,000 m 2 (1.7 acres), varying between countries. In Belize it is 8,353 m 2 (2.064 acres). In Nicaragua it is 7,042.25 m 2 (1.74018 acres).
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Other units of area described by Columella in his De Re Rustica include the porca of 180 × 30 Roman feet (about 473 m 2 or 5,090 sq ft) used in Hispania Baetica and the Gallic candetum or cadetum of 100 feet [clarification needed] in the city or 150 in the country.