Land measurement.

Satan says on May 30, 2009, 17:42:

6400 M2 and yes it is a measurement widely used and accepted in Colombia.

Nata S.

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lpdiver says on May 30, 2009, 17:44:

So it is .64 hectareas or about one and a half acres?

ts

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elSapo says on May 30, 2009, 17:44:

yes.

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lpdiver says on May 30, 2009, 17:51:

Thanks


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dwmte7 says on May 30, 2009, 18:26:

planning some illegal crops. calc it out, you'll do great.

patriarch

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Gator says on May 30, 2009, 18:49:

You will also see vara and fanegada used out in the coiuntry-ran into to those when I bought my fionca some years ago

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lpdiver says on May 30, 2009, 20:07:

Yes Gator and actually fanegada was the one that I found various definitions for...care to enlighten on the metrics of those as well? Thanks.

Douglas actually...no. I would like just enough to grow my own...food and animal crops that is. Although a small plot for personal consumption...jmmm?
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viajero123 (☼Travelguide writer) says on May 30, 2009, 21:52:

lpdiver says on May 30, 2009, 21:54:

Ah maybe that is the source of the variance. Cool info viajero; that is the sort of esoteric stuff that floats my boat.

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miamimike says on May 31, 2009, 03:06:

Good Info Viajero! Interesting.




In most cities of the world that were planned, rather than developing gradually over a long period of time, streets are typically laid out on a grid plan, so that city blocks are square or rectangular. Using the perimeter block development principle, city blocks are developed so that buildings are located along the perimeter of the block, with entrances facing the street, and semi-private courtyards in the rear of the buildings.[1] This arrangement is intended to provide good social interaction among people.[1]

Since the spacing of streets in grid plans varies so widely among cities, or even within cities, it is impossible to generalize about the size of a city block. However, as reference points, the standard block in Manhattan is about 264 by 900 feet (80 m × 274 m); and in some U.S. cities standard blocks are as wide as 660 feet (200 m). While for example, the city blocks in the central city grid of Melbourne, Australia are 200 by 100 metres (660 ft × 330 ft).

In most areas, cities have grown in a more amorphous manner rather than being planned from the outset. For this reason, an even pattern of square or rectangular city blocks is not so common in European cities. Following the example of Philadelphia, New York City adopted the Commissioners' Plan of 1811 for a more extensive grid plan. In much of the United States and Canada, the addressing systems follow a block and lot number system, in which each block of a street is allotted 100 building numbers

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_block

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adrimm (Moderator) (☼Travelguide writer) says on May 31, 2009, 09:08:

To expand a bit on miami mike's post:
The Roman Military used gridiron town planning - the gates in town walls determined where the principal roads would go (usually with a major intersection at the middle of the town), and a modified road grid set from there. determining where buildings would go. Roman era garrison and colony towns still reflect this (throughout Europe) but other than thatt places that developed before and after and not by the romans have been termed to be "Organic", including market towns that developed in the medieval days, and interestingly enough Rome itself. Ie. compare Exeter and Shrewsbury




It wasn't until the 13th century that France used similar technique (a somewhat irregular grid iron) for new towns that were built as a method of reinforcing territories and protecting the heart of the country. These were called bastide towns.

Modified gridirons became standard for the colonies, but there were some exceptions - Bourge Royal near Quebec city used a radial plan. As the colonies became proper towns the surrounding countryside was then replatted.

Spain actually mandated very specific rules for building its colonial towns - this was part of the "Laws of the Indies" that the Spanish crown ordered/adopted. From how it should be settled to how it should be laid out.
That is why many towns have such a similar characteristics in latin america - each city has a main square, main cathedral/church. The government buildings, et.

http://books.google.ca/books?id=jWsD_Yk8YHQC&pg=PA122&lpg=PA122&dq="Sp... Colonies" town plan&source=bl&ots=TLGCFribNE&sig=0qqjM9a6RviNqe2EmHXJBvkXBZk&hl=en&ei=I6kiSpLTOYHisgPDhfD0Aw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=10#PPA122,M1

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