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QUINCHA

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QUINCHA

A traditional wall construction made from a framework of cane or sticks plastered with a mixture of mud and straw. It is a very common method for building houses in rural areas (in Panama, building these walls is often a community-wide event called a junta de embarra).

They lived in a QUINCHA house until the oldest son graduated and they could move to a better one. : The mayor ordered the construction of QUINCHA houses for the homeless.

Automatically translated from Spanish

Panamáby Rita.AP

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