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A vara (meaning "rod" or "pole", abbreviation: var) is an old Spanish unit of length. Varas are a surveying unit that appear in many deeds in the southern United States due to them previously being part of Mexico, they became part of the United States due to the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. Varas were also used in many parts of Latin America ...
La Vara is a restaurant in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn, in the U.S. state of New York. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The restaurant serves Spanish [ 4 ] [ 5 ] tapas [ 6 ] and has received a Michelin star. [ 7 ]
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]
A manzana is a unit of area used in Argentina and in many Central American countries, originally defined as 10,000 square varas in Spanish customary units. [1] In other Spanish-speaking regions, the term has the meaning of a city block. [2] Plan of the health area of the Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia [a]
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Puerto Varas, also known as "La Ciudad De Las Rosas" or “The City Of Roses”, is a city and commune located in the southern Chilean province of Llanquihue, in the Los Lagos Region. The city is famous for its German traditions , [ 3 ] its natural environment, and its popularity as a tourist destination.
The Vía de La Plata (Silver Way) or Ruta de la Plata (Silver Route) is an ancient commercial and pilgrimage path that crosses the west of Spain from north to south, connecting Mérida to Astorga. An extended form begins further south in Seville and reaches north to the Bay of Biscay at Gijón .
In Spanish, the forms carbunclo, carbunco are attested, [7] [2] and rarely perhaps carbúnculo also. [2] [b] The term carbunclo/carbunco could also mean "firefly". [12] The creature may sometimes called farol (meaning "lantern"), [11] though this might be considered a separate creature of the lore of the La Plata area in Argentina. [13]