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Unit Definition (manzana [Costa Rican]) The manzana is a traditional unit of land area in Central America. The manzana is the area of a square 100 varas on a side; it thus varies according to the length of the vara. The Costa Rican manzana equals 0.698 896 hectares or about 1.727 acres. Very similar units are used in Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua. The word manzana means an apple, but the unit is probably related to manzanar, orchard. Unit Definition (square meter) The square meter is the SI unit of area, equal to 10E4 square centimeters, approximately 10.763 91 square feet, or approximately 1.195 990 square yard.
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