Architecture in Mexico has a vast history that is made up of various aspects that touch astrological, political, spiritual and economic issues. Although today there are only ruins of some of the most important pre-Hispanic complexes, thanks to the in-depth research that has been carried out, we can have some representations of what those buildings that laid the foundations of what makes us today were like. In these representations, it is possible to notice the presence of natural materials that were a response to their environment such as basalt stone, stucco and some vegetable paintings whose remains persist to this day.
However, this architecture was made up of other elements based on perishable materials whose construction techniques have been inherited to date. Such is the case of the roofs made of palm, straw or "palapas", which were used in the Mayan huts themselves that consist of a vernacular dwelling with walls made of cane and adobe, covered by a roof of palm leaves placed on a wooden frame. However, due to the diversity and great size of the country, it is possible to find other examples in which the roofs of the houses or buildings were crowned with similar techniques.
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