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Camino tres cuadras hasta la plaza.

Camino tres cuadras hasta la plaza.
I walk three blocks all the way to the square.
From Lesson 91:Directions and limits (hacia, hasta)·Spanish (Latin America)

Questions & Answers about Camino tres cuadras hasta la plaza.

Why use hasta here instead of hacia?
Hasta shows the exact limit or endpoint of your movement, meaning 'as far as' or 'all the way to'. If you used hacia (towards), it would mean you are walking in the direction of the square, but you might stop before you actually get there.
Can hasta also mean 'until'?
Yes! Hasta is used for limits in both space and time. In this sentence, it is a physical limit meaning 'as far as' or 'up to' the square. When talking about time, like in the common phrase hasta mañana, it means 'until'.
What exactly is a cuadra?
In Latin America, a cuadra is a city block, meaning the distance from one street corner to the next. If you have studied Spanish from Spain, you might have learned the word manzana for this, but cuadra is the standard word in most of Latin America.
I thought camino meant 'road' or 'path'. Why does it mean 'I walk' here?
Camino is actually two different words in Spanish depending on the context! It is a noun meaning 'road' (like in el camino), but it is also the 'I' form of the verb caminar (to walk). Because it is followed by a distance in this sentence, it is definitely the verb.

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