What a busy day today and SO interesting too. Late this morning we visited a home that is what the title says made out of earth. It is stunning inside. We will load up some inside pictures onto the Ecuador Album,(here is a link “Rammed Earth Section of the Album” ). The owner is a Business man here in Cotacachi.
This is a very ancient way of building brought here from the Spaniards. We don’t have enough space to get into it here on a lot of details but…
They take a form say about a yard long and 18 inches wide and pack dirt into it until it is full. Then move along or up. There is no steel in it to support but has amazing strength even for earthquakes. Look it up on the Internet.
It is so very green – just like us