This says a lot about construction in Peru. If this had been in China, the death toll would have been 450,000...
People living in earthquake and hurricane zones should seriously study the merits of straw bale constructed buildings. There are many sources if you Googel “straw bale building construction”.
Last year I visited a one bedroom straw bale house behind Pensacola, FL that had survived Hurricane Ivan with NO damage, while 1 foot diameter trees were falling 100 yards away. Even after two years, neighboring houses showed signs of damage and unfinished repairs.
Being dense, massive and flexible, straw bale construction has shown resistance to hurricanes, earthquakes, and wildfires.