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1 Josue // Mar 1, 2010 at 1:30 am
actually if you are in an earthquake in Peru, it is suggested if you live in a house to go to the first floor and stay under the main doorway. If you live in an apartment, you will obviously have to go outside to an open area
2 Pico // Mar 1, 2010 at 9:30 am
Hola Barbara.
If there is anything I do not miss from Peru are the ‘terremotos.’ Having personally experienced a few of them near the Lima region (1966, 1969, the massive one in 1970, 1974) I vividly remember the sense of helplessness during those events.
One of the first things we were taught at home was to head to the top of the house and we had clearly marked where the biggest support column was located. We all stood there (even the dog) while the house shook. Counter to what you described in your article, we would avoid running onto the street because of instances where people has been killed by falling debris in areas with taller buildings, and people being run over cars in the more residential areas.
I guess after a while people gets used to these events and one of the things we would joke were about the ex-pats who never experienced such a thing and they would run out to the streets wearing very little.
Saludos
3 Natalia // Mar 4, 2010 at 3:07 pm
High heels after an earthquake? It will be better to wear sneakers.
4 Barb // Mar 5, 2010 at 3:34 pm
Yes, I have heard that you´re supposed to stand under a doorway in an earthquake. The thing is, El Fotografo does not have faith in the construction of the house to the point of placing our lives at the mercy of the doorway! I suppose it depends on knowing whether your house is really sturdy.
LOL, Natalia. Yes, the high heels are more Carey Bradshaw than An American in Lima. I saw the photo online and liked it so I shamelessly borrowed it.
5 Oscar // Mar 5, 2010 at 7:09 pm
I’d say Peruvian houses and buildings are built to withstand some pretty big earthquaques, and most will probably hold up for a long time during a massive one. For one, no one in coastal or andean Peru can build a house that will not survive big earthquakes. That house would not last two years. In places like Seattle, on the other hand, where earthquakes are very rare, they have no significant seismic building standards. When a big one hits Seattle you will see how having more money does not mean the buildings are sturdier. The same happenned in Haiti. They do not usually have earthquakes, so they did not make seismic standards a priority. Maybe now you can pay attention to buildings across Peru. The house frames are steel reinforced concrete, whether they are in San Isidro or in Villa el Salvador. Only the much older buildings are not up to code, but they have generally been tested by countless earthquakes. In the 2007 Peru earthquake, only 450 people were killed. It was not one, but two 8 degree earthquakes, back to back, which lasted for a contiguous 3 minutes between the two. Most buildings survived fine. The old church that collapsed during mass in Pisco was one of the reasons why the death numbers were so high, though still lower than in Chile. My guess is that your photographer husband is not a structural engineer. Maybe you should consult someone who knows about buildings before belittling Peru’s building practices. You are right, however, that no matter how well constructed a house is, you should get out of it as soon as you can during an earthquake in Peru, don’t even stop to put your shoes on. Just leave to an open area.
6 Dr. Owenson // Mar 7, 2010 at 8:09 pm
Third world countries??
Can you explain to me what countries made the first wold countries , and the second world countries??? I have a PH.D Does some idiot live in the fourth world country. Give me a break!!!
You should call the third world countries – “Developing Countries”
7 Holly // Mar 9, 2010 at 10:13 am
When I think of earthquakes in Peru — I think of those high-rises right along the edge of the coast in Miraflores (and that movie theatre inside Larcomar). Even if those buildings are “earthquake resistant” the ground beneath them is dry, crumbly sand and rocks… rolled down from the Andes a billion years before. When the world starts to shake, what will keep them held together? I worry about the whole coastline just collapsing and sliding down.
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9 Barb // Mar 10, 2010 at 12:21 pm
“Developing country” is just a euphemism for “third world country.” Until Peru has drinkable water for all, a modern infrastructure and drastically lowered poverty rates (one half of Peru’s population lives on US$2/day), I will use the two terms interchangeably. Usually I do use “developing country,” btw.
Yes, Oscar, there are some very good architects in Peru, and historically certain neighborhoods have enjoyed the benefits of seismically-fitted structures. From what I’ve read in the Peruvian media, however, those benefits do not extend to many Peruvians in Lima and other parts of the coast. Last Sunday’s El Comercio featured a story on how Lima’s buildings stand as far as being earthquake proof; according to the article, 1/2 of all buildings in Lima are “self constructed” (I’m thinking this is in the poorer neighborhoods and shantytowns) and another 1/4 are made of quichu and adobe (not reinforced). These are the buildings that quickly collapse.
It’s so easy when you live in Miraflores (as I do) and San Isidro to feel like you live in a modern, well equipped, safe city. (Apart from the traffic). I always have to remind myself how lucky I am, compared to the masses of people in other parts of Lima who don’t have the advantages that we have here (running water, etc.).
10 Barb // Mar 10, 2010 at 12:26 pm
OMG, Holly. Thanks for the Just Post.
Re the high rises: Yes, they are dangerous. A map of earthquake risks in Lima was printed in last Sunday’s El Comercio. Although Miraflores is at moderate risk for earthquake damage, the zone right along the water has an elevated risk. And if you go up to Barranco (one of my favorite parts of Lima), the potential for collapse is even higher: even without an earthquake, the ground is so unstable that parts of the sidewalk near the ocean are collapsing.
I’m not a structural engineer, so I can’t comment on this very authoritatively. But it seems to me that in some cases, high rises are being built on areas that shouldn’t host such tall buildings. It’s similar to the building crazes along the coastlines of Florida and Louisiana where hurricanes sweep by; people are just willing to risk the potential danger in order to have a great view of the ocean.
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12 Marcela // Apr 1, 2010 at 5:56 pm
Hola Barbara!
the point is to not hide ‘under something’ during an earthquake, but ‘next to something’ next to a dresser, next to a desk, next to a sofa…etc. Objects which will leave a void when the building collapses. Here’s a link so you can read about it:
Have you heard of the triangle of life? Or something like that
http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/household/triangle.asp
Marcela (the peruvian in Texas)
13 Marcela // Apr 14, 2010 at 5:00 pm
Hmm weird, I thought I posted a comment here a few days ago but I don’t see it
It was about the ‘triangle of life’ during earthquakes (basically, staying ‘next’ to things as opposed to ‘under’ things). Thought you’d be interested in reading more about it
http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/bl_triangle_of_life.htm