Earth building

Earth, cane, timber and palm. And wheels.

Our cabins combine the region's traditional techniques with structures on wheels. We raise them with our own hands, and every time we expand we open a workshop so others can learn with us.

Selvática cabin with a thatched roof under the trees

Quincha

Quincha is an earth-building technique: a lattice of cane or timber that is filled in and coated with mud. It was used in this region long before us. It breathes, keeps the inside cool in the Caribbean heat and can be repaired with the same materials it was made from. The Tierra Magia cabin is built this way, with a thatched roof and a private bathroom.

Timber, caña lata and thatch

The Selvática cabin is made of teak and caña lata cane, with a traditional thatched roof. Manigua combines timber, quincha and thatch. The shared bathrooms and showers are earth-built too: breeze block, timber and palm, with the showers in the open air.

On wheels

Each cabin sits on a base with wheels. That lets us move the layout of the finca around to suit each visit, and build without concrete foundations on the river soil.

The workshops

Ancestral-skills workshops: several days building with earth and cane, by hand, eating and sleeping at the finca. The last one was the Terra Viva quincha workshop, in August 2026. Dates for the next one are announced on @dospeladas; message us if you want us to let you know.

Herringbone timber door of the Tierra Magia cabin — Tierra Magia, herringbone timber.

Breeze-block bathrooms under a palm roof — The bathrooms, breeze block and palm.

The earth-building workshop group — Quincha workshop, August 2026.

Front of the Selvática cabin — Selvática, teak and caña lata.

Want to learn to build with earth? Message us and we will let you know about the next workshop.

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