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  2. Spanish units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    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.

  3. Honduran units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    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]

  4. Texas land survey system - Wikipedia

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    The most important of these is the vara, which, while ambiguous in the past, was legally established to be exactly 33 + 1 ⁄ 3 inches (846.67 mm) long in June 1919. [2] The subdivision levels in Texas are as follows: [3]

  5. Cuerda - Wikipedia

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    In Guatemala, the linear vara is equivalent to 0.8421 meters. [b] Thus, One cuerda of 50 x 50 varas = 1,746.84 square meters; One cuerda of 40 x 40 varas = 1,117.98 square meters; One cuerda of 30 x 30 varas = 628.87 square meters; One cuerda of 25 x 25 varas = 436.71 square meters; One cuerda of 20 x 20 varas = 279.50 square meters

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  7. Metrication in Guatemala - Wikipedia

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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.

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    Those can reach up to 15 meters, or 49 feet, he says. Although before you get too alarmed, know that the mean wave height on the Drake is rather less — four to five meters, or 13-16 feet.

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    What’s more, their flavor is mild, making them an easy add to many well-loved dishes like smoothies, yogurt, oatmeal, pancakes, and granola bars. But the tiny speckled seeds offer more than a ...