"Licenciado" generally means a 5-year degree, and "Diplomado" refers to a 3-year degree.
However, I think the system will be changing very soon. Not sure exactly when, but it has to do with the implementation of a common higher-education system throughout the EU.
Cheers, Kristin
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Incidentally, most academic programs consider a US bachelors degree to be equivalent to a diplomatura and a masters to be equivalent to a licenciatura... God help you if you have to explain that you did a double major (Political Sciences/Languages here).
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