A third observation informed by the climatic variations of Ecuador suggests that regional differences in climate and available natural resources suggest different approaches to affordable housing even though the guiding principles remain the same. Same Process Ecuador is a South American country that straddles the equator. The climate can be cold, and the ground rocky.
People make use of blankets and heavy wool and alpaca garments to keep warm.
Lower-income people of the high altiplano and those of the tropical lowlands build their own houses with the same logic, but these houses differ in the ways their climates and regional resources would suggest. These are regionally specific shelter solutions. The use of adobe and rock in the high mountains can be contrasted with the use of bamboo in tropical seaside domiciles. These choices of material are commonsensical. Bamboo grows along the coast, and rocks are prevalent in the altiplano.