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The vara cuadrada or square vara is commonly used in land transactions in Guatemala and 10,000 square varas equal one manzana. [2] One square vara equals 0.6987 square meters (7.521 sq ft), while one manzana equals 6,987 square metres (1.727 acres). [2] The term cuerda can refer to areas of different sizes.
In Texas, a vara was defined as 33 + 1 ⁄ 3 inches (846.67 mm), or 1 yard = 1.08 vara. [citation needed] The vara and the corresponding unit of area, the square vara, were introduced in the 19th century to measure Spanish land grants. Stephen F. Austin's early surveying contracts required that he use the vara as a standard unit.
A cuerda and an acre have often been treated as equal because they are nearly the same size. According to Carlos Menocal Villagran, [3] in Guatemala, the term cuerda refers to a unit of area and can have various meanings. Cuerda can refer to areas that are 50 x 50, 40 x 40, 30 x 30, 25 x 25 or 20 x 20 varas (i.e. 2500, 1600, 900, 625, or 400 ...
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).
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.
Departments of Guatemala; Flag Coat of Arms Department Map # ISO 3166-2:GT [6] Capital Area (km 2) Population (2018 Census) [7] Municipalities Location Alta Verapaz: 1 GT-16 Cobán: 8,686 1,215,038 17 Baja Verapaz: 2 GT-15 Salamá: 3,124 299,476 8 Chimaltenango: 3 GT-04 Chimaltenango: 1,979 615,776 16 Chiquimula: 4 GT-20 Chiquimula: 2,376 ...
In Nicaragua, the metric system was adopted in 1910, and has been compulsory since 1912, by a joint convention between Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and El Salvador. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Pre-metric units
A number of units were used to measure length. One vara was equal to 0.836 m. [1] [2] Some other units are given below: [1] [2] 1 cuarta = 1 ⁄ 4 vara 1 tercia = 1 ⁄ 3 vara 1 mecate = 24 varas. 1 legua = 5,000 varas [3]