Quincha

Quincha is a traditional construction system that uses, fundamentally, wood and cane or giant reed forming an earthquake-proof framework that is covered in mud and plaster.

It is constructed by interweaving pieces of wood, cane, or bamboo and is covered with a mixture of mud and straw (or daub).

[2] It is then covered on both sides with a thin lime plaster finish, which serves as a sort of wall or ceiling panels.

For example, the builders of the church at San Jose at Ingenio, Nazca modified quincha to construct its ornate twin-towered facade.

[8] In this system, steel and wielded wire mesh are used instead of bamboo or cane to create the matrix that holds the mud, which is also improved through the addition of lime to control the clay's expansion and water impermeability.