The Chipaya people live on a plateau in the Andes at an elevation of 10,000 feet above sea level. If you listen carefully, you can hear the faint sound of a stream. White crystallized salt rises to float on the surface of the damp earth near the stream.

grass grows in earth where there is to much salt. Sheep and llamas eat the grass. The Chipaya people cut blocks out of the root-bound earth and stack it to build their acorn-shaped houses.

Togo Earthen Castles

A house made of mud stands close to a large Baobab tree in the Tamberma region of Togo, Africa.

Google Earth

You can use Google Earth to simply search for a place or try a advanced feature, such as recording a tour or importing GPS data.

Google Earth lets you fly anywhere on Earth to view satellite imagery, maps, terrain, 3D buildings, the ocean and even galaxies in outer space. Explore rich geographical content, save your toured places, and share with others.

Senegal

The house in the center of the village collects rainwater inside the home to use as drinking water. This is because even when wells are dug, the water is salty

hole houses

If you climb a small hill and look down at the village of Matmata, you might notice there are many holes that look like craters on the moon. These holes are actually houses. The bottoms of the holes are the courtyards of the houses, and the holes dug off to the sides of the courtyards are rooms.

My research on Igloos

Igloos are made from ice that is cut with a hand saw