Quincha

The Quincha (Spanish, from the Quechua qincha, "Wall, wall, hedge, fence, corral ") is a created in traditional style wall in South America, made ​​in the simple wooden frame with wattle made ​​of reeds, bamboo or other plant materials and clay are laminated. The design is characterized by its light weight and its delicate and simple design.

Unlike the unfired mud bricks ( adobe ) walls from Quincha are not supporting and can therefore only be used for the upper floors of a building. The system learned in the Spanish colonial period under the Viceroyalty of Peru widespread. Because of its low weight and its high elasticity, it is estimated in earthquake-prone areas as a structural element. The ease with which this system is to obstruct, led to construction defects, which brought the system to be susceptible to parasites into disrepute. In the Portuguese -speaking countries is the name for this system Pau -a- pique ( mud on bar ).