In El Salvador, ? – 20ᵗʰ century, a unit of length, approximately 1.6764 meters (approximately 5.5 feet). See braza.
United Nations, 1966.
In Bolivia, ? – 20ᵗʰ century, various units of mass:
In the town of Luribay in the department of La Paz, = 46 kilograms, used for “cebada berza”, a type of barley.
In the town of Potosi in the department of Potosi, = 8 kilograms, used for onions.
[Bolivia] Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganaderia y Colonizacion. Dirección
General de Economia Rural.
Resumen General de Medidas típicas de la República de Bolivia.
Corrected and revised by the Departamento de Muestreos y Padrones.
[La Paz]: Departamento de Muestreos y Padrones, 1956.
Page 14 and 29. (Page numbering is not continuous.)
Department | Town | Area in square meters |
---|---|---|
La Paz | Viacha | 1.75 |
Oruro | Salinas de G. Mndoza | 1.68 |
Department | Town | Length in meters |
---|---|---|
Oruro | Ancacatu, Huancané and Salinas de G. Mendoza | 1.68 |
Santa Cruz | Santa Cruz | 1.68 |
Vallegrande | 1.50 | |
Potosi | Puna | 1.60 |
Sacaca | 1.62 | |
Surumi | 1.65 | |
Tinguipaya | 1.50 | |
Tomave | 1.70 | |
Cochabamba | Arani, Totora | 1.68 |
Quillacollo | 1.60 | |
Arque | 1.70 | |
La Paz | Apolo, Inquisivi, Viacha | 1.50 |
Chulumani | 2.00 | |
Omasuyos | 1.68 | |
Chuquisaca | Monteagudo, Sud Cinti | 1.68 |
H. Siles | 1.70 | |
Tarabuco | 1.60 | |
Zudañez | 1.67 |
Resumen General de Medidas típicas de la República de Bolivia. Pages 16, 24, 33 and 36.
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