ABSTRACT
Earthen architecture is built containing constituent and sustaining materials such as adobe or rammed earth. In Guatemala, soil as a building material is part of the most important architectural and historical periods of the country. The earthen construction systems known as wattle and daub, adobe and rammed earth, have been the techniques used in buildings related to religious ceremonies and civil, cultural, and housing activities. Estimates are that more than half of Guatemala’s architectural heritage is built using one or more of these methods (Ceballos 1999).
