carga

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Various South American units of mass, 20^th century.

Bolivia	See carga in Bolivia.
Colombia Technical Factors..., 1972, page 134.	= 2 saco de café = 125 kilograms, approximately 275.58 pounds av.¹
Costa Rica [Costa Rica. Ministerio de formento.] Medidas y pesas del sistema métrico, y tablas de equivalencia con las antiguas. San José de Costa Rica: Imprenta nacional, 1885. Page 63.	161 kilograms, approximately 354.9 pounds av., according to the 1966 UN report. A government report of 1885 says the carga for the export of coffee = 12 arrobas and is 115.015 kilograms.
El Salvador	UN (1966) says 200 pounds av., approximately 90.72 kilograms. But Technical Factors... (1972, page 155) says = 2 quintales = 92.0 kg, and that it is used for yuca and yams.
Mexico	140 kilograms (about 308.6 pounds av.) But see definition 2 below.¹
Nicaragua	92 kilograms, approximately 202.8 pounds av.¹
Venezuela (for coffee, sugar, and vegetables)	22 – 345 kilograms, approximately 48.5–761 pounds av.¹ But see definition 3 below.

In Mexico, 20^th century, the carga is also a unit of dry capacity, approximately 181.63 liters (about 5.15 U.S. bushels).

In Venezuela , 20^th century, the carga is also a unit of land area, = 1 hectare.

In Spain, a unit of capacity, 222 liters (about 6.3 U.S. bushels).

In Bolivia, various units of land area. See carga in Bolivia.