Stone houses and almost no electricity

Valle Bavona is surrounded by hydroelectric power plants, but in the 1950s its inhabitants rejected electricity. Keeping away from modernity has been a plus for the valley. Since it had no electricity, no new buildings were constructed and the valley retained much of its authenticity. (Raffaella Rossello, swissinfo.ch)

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• Valle Bavona

[exitre]

@UncleRice00 umm you cant compare machu pichu stones which weigh tonnes eacch to these little rocks

[UncleRice00]

@exitre Concrete shatters in an Earthquake. They may be ok if the earthquake is light because they are on solid ground and the rocks will give some. Inca stone structure have lasted thousands of years in mountains. That being said, masonry and earthquakes are a problematic mix. You just need to look for very old stuff in earthquake areas and see how it survived.

[KeeperofTheMountain]

@TheManFromAlaska Slate is a type of stone uses in roofing all over the world. If held by a proper structure it will outlive the artisan that installed it. In the US it is found mostly in the East. It is very expensive to have done these days. Not so much in Alaska.

[leloodallasmultipass]

so beautiful. I wonder if there is a B&B there to visit.

[Jesus45U]

@exitre

Most of those houses have withstood several earthquakes.

Just because they don't use modern materials doesn't mean they are weak or unstable.

[TheManFromAlaska]

Very cool. That is the first I have seen stone used as shingles.

[iraskate]

pezzenti turisti di merda, state nelle vostre putride citta inquinate!

[exitre]

one earthquake and the house collapses on you and you die, if only they used concrete as well

[thepanamahat]

Beautiful