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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).
A map of Guatemala. Guatemala is mountainous, except for the south coastal area and the vast northern lowlands of Petén department. The country is located in Central America and bounded to the north and west by Mexico, to the east by Belize and by the Gulf of Honduras, to the east by Honduras, to the southeast by El Salvador, and to the south by the Pacific Ocean.
The geology of Guatemala encompasses rocks divided into two tectonic blocks. The Maya Block in the north has igneous and metamorphic North American Craton basement rocks , overlain by late Paleozoic metasedimentary rocks, which experienced deformation during the Devonian .
Units of length Estado, a unit of length used for measuring depths (similar to the fathom); 7 pies; Pulgada (inch: 24.5 mm) used in Spain. Jeme, measure of length, from the tip of the thumb to the tip of the index finger of an extended hand. Legua (league), a unit of length. Toesas, unit of length equal to 66.72 inches (1.695 m) [8] Units of area
Guatemala, [a] officially the Republic of Guatemala, [b] is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the north and west by Mexico, to the northeast by Belize, to the east by Honduras, and to the southeast by El Salvador. It is hydrologically bordered to the south by the Pacific Ocean and to the northeast by the Gulf of Honduras.
View from Hotel Atitlán near Panajachel While Maya culture is predominant in most lakeside communities, Panajachel has been overwhelmed over the years by Guatemalan and foreign tourists. It attracted many hippies in the 1960s, and although the civil war caused many foreigners to leave, the end of hostilities in 1996 saw visitor numbers boom ...
The Highlands have a more temperate climate compared to the surrounding lowlands and Pacific coastal plains. [2] Their annual temperatures fall between 15° and 25°C. [2] In this climate, there are typically pronounced rainy and dry seasons. The rainy season lasts from May to November, with the heaviest rainfall happening in June and October. [1]
Santa María Volcano is part of the Sierra Madre range of volcanoes, which extends along the western edge of Guatemala, separated from the Pacific Ocean by a broad plain. . The volcanoes are formed by the subduction of the Cocos Plate under the Caribbean Plate, which led to the formation of the Central America Volcanic