The Maloca is a vernacular construction which is still visible in some Amazonian ethnic groups. It is an expression of vernaculararchitecture, a cultural manifestation of the Peruvian Amazon, built with natural products from the very forest. It is anecological construction; everything is reused, the few elements of soil are left in the Amazon ground to which they integrate and theremains of wood are used to cook their food.The Malocas are a response and adaptation to the climate and territory. The inhabitants build their homes by themselves withoutprofessional advice from architects and engineers responding to basic needs with ancestral techniques.This construction plays an important role as a means of adaptation to the climate and as protection and development of familyactivities. They are simultaneous expressions of a need to survive the strong heat and rain.They are sustainable, as th...

The Putucos are an expression of vernacular architecture, rural cultural event in Puno, constructed with blocks of champa, adobe and wood reinforcements. This is a form of recycling, everything is reused, the rare earth elemmts are left on the ground altiplanic which are integrated and the remains of wood used for cooking. The Putucos represent a response and adaptation to the climate of the poorest, who without the help of professional architects and engineers to meet the basic needs of every human need of shelter against inclemnent weather and food. We must understand that these buildings are expressions of a simultaneous need for survival; expressed as a spontaneous and instinctive architecture, whose unique shapes are part of the altiplanic landscape. Are sustainable, since they represent a good example of harnessing solar energy and recycling of nalural materials from the ...

The Maloca is a vernacular construction which is still visible in some Amazonian ethnic groups. It is an expression of vernaculararchitecture, a cultural manifestation of the Peruvian Amazon, built with natural products from the very forest. It is anecological construction; everything is reused, the few elements of soil are left in the Amazon ground to which they integrate and theremains of wood are used to cook their food.The Malocas are a response and adaptation to the climate and territory. The inhabitants build their homes by themselves withoutprofessional advice from architects and engineers responding to basic needs with ancestral techniques.This construction plays an important role as a means of adaptation to the climate and as protection and development of familyactivities. They are simultaneous expressions of a need to survive the strong heat and rain.They are sustainable, as th...

The Putucos are an expression of vernacular architecture, rural cultural event in Puno, constructed with blocks of champa, adobe and wood reinforcements. This is a form of recycling, everything is reused, the rare earth elemmts are left on the ground altiplanic which are integrated and the remains of wood used for cooking. The Putucos represent a response and adaptation to the climate of the poorest, who without the help of professional architects and engineers to meet the basic needs of every human need of shelter against inclemnent weather and food. We must understand that these buildings are expressions of a simultaneous need for survival; expressed as a spontaneous and instinctive architecture, whose unique shapes are part of the altiplanic landscape. Are sustainable, since they represent a good example of harnessing solar energy and recycling of nalural materials from the ...