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Historically, the first native inhabitants of the settlements built their houses of sticks and leaves and other natural resources, which were tailored to protect the climate, wildlife and other hazards.

The styles of housing in those settlements up the huts and cocameras, used as a large communal houses.

Other peculiar conventional architectures are characterized by firmness and isothermal conditions ; they are categorized into three types of home: quincha — built with posts and giant cane —, rammed earth — resistant and isothermal —, and adobe — irm with the same isothermal condition.