I have been told that it is very common to use 'quedar' instead of 'estar' to indicate where a place is, for instance 'Mi casa queda cerca del parque.'

I have read quedar used in this way, and have seen it in some dictionaries. However, I don't think I've ever heard anyone say it to me, which is odd as I must have used sentences where it might come up hundreds of times on the many occasions I've been navigating neighbourhoods during visits to Spain. Could it be more common in Latin American Spanish?

Can you clarify?

Saludos

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Martin A.C1Kwiziq community member

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Dee J.C1Kwiziq community member

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Dee

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Johan V.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

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Alejandro S.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

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I was waiting for you until I got bored and left

B: Ella estaba lavándose el pelo cuando él llegó.

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But the answer to A was “estuve esperando” not “estaba esperando.”

Does it mean that in B the woman didn’t stop washing her hair even the man arrived, but in A the waiting totally completed?

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