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Some United States customary units are also used in Guatemala. These include gallons inches, feet, miles, pounds (note the Spanish pound is also used) and ounces. [2] Gasoline and diesel fuel are sold by the US gallon. Some food items such as meat, sugar and coffee are sold by the pound. [4]
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] However, in Valencia, Spain, the cuerda measured 40 varas, over 5.4 times longer, as nearly 37.21 m (approx. 40.7 yd). [2]
Adarme and tomín, units of weight. Almud, a unit of volume. Arroba, the fourth part of a quintal; Caballería, a unit of land measure in Cuba. Celemín, a unit of volume equivalent to approximately 4.625 L. Estado, a unit of length used for measuring depths (similar to the fathom); 7 pies; Fanega, measure of grain by volume
Antigua Guatemala: 78 59 091 757.57 5 Magdalena Milpas Altas: 19 12 766 671.89 6 Pastores: 19 19 661 1 034.79 7 San Antonio Aguas Calientes: 17 12 716 748 8 San Bartolomé Milpas Altas: 7 8 642 1 234.57 9 San Lucas Sacatepéquez: 25 28 819 1 176.29 10 San Miguel Dueñas: 35 15 562 444.63 11 Santa Catarina Barahona: 31 4 569 147.39 12 Santa ...
Rank City/Town Population Department 1 Guatemala City: 1,221,739 Guatemala: 2 Villa Nueva: 618,397 Guatemala: 3 Mixco: 465,773 Guatemala: 4 Cobán: 212,047
The Guatemala-U.S. meetings signal the center-left government of President Bernard Arevalo, a Biden administration ally, wants to start on smooth terms with the Trump administration, despite ties ...
A map of Guatemala showing its 22 departments. The Republic of Guatemala is divided into 22 departments (Spanish: departamentos) [1] which in turn are divided into 340 municipalities. [2] [3] The departments are governed by a departmental governor, appointed by the President.
Speaking in Guatemala City on her first foreign trip as vice president, Kamala Harris issued a stern message to Central Americans. "I want to be clear to folks in this region who are thinking ...