THE OLD-FASHIONED CONSTRUCTION OF SAN SALVADOR 



Built with earthquakes in view, it is called Bajareque, and consists of a lattice of upright 

 poles and horizontal cane rods, the interstices being filled in with mud and the whole surfaced 

 with plaster. Almost all the destruction results from the ravages of termites (white ants), 

 which eat the bases of the uprights so that the walls collapse when the quake comes. 





A HOUSE 01- LIGHT CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION REDUCED TO A PILE OF DEBRIS BY THE 



EARTHQUAKE: SAN SALVADOR 

 Structures of heavily reinforced concrete weathered the vibrations for the most part. 



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