Complete Cob Workshop in the Mayan Highlands of Guatemala

Complete Cob Workshop in the Mayan Highlands of Guatemala Instructor: Tobias Roberts and Yasmin Mendez
Host: New Dawn Association of Santiago Atitlan
Tuition: WHAT IS COB? Cob is easy to learn and inexpensive to build.

Earth is probably still the world’s commonest building material. The word cob comes from an old English root meaning a lump or rounded mass. Cob building uses hands and feet to form lumps of earth mixed with sand and straw, a sensory and aesthetic experience similar to sculpting with clay. Because there are no forms, ramming, cement or rectilinear bricks, cob lends itself to organic shapes: curved

walls, arches and niches. Earth homes are cool in summer, warm in winter. Cob’s resistance to rain and cold makes it ideally suited to cold climates like the Pacific Northwest, and to desert conditions. Cob has been used for millennia even in the harsh climates of coastal Britain, at the latitude of the Aleutians. Thousands of comfortable and picturesque cob homes in England have been continuously occupied for many centuries and now command very high market values. With recent rises in the price of lumber and increasing interest in natural and environmentally safe building practices, cob is enjoying a renaissance. This ancient technology doesn’t contribute to deforestation, pollution or mining nor depend on manufactured materials or power tools. Earth is non-toxic and completely recyclable. In this age of environmental degradation, dwindling natural resources, and chemical toxins hidden in our homes, doesn’t it make sense to return to nature’s most abundant, cheap and healthy building material?

We´re one month away from our upcoming natural building workshop here in San Ignacio, Chalatenango. If you are intereste...
13/07/2021

We´re one month away from our upcoming natural building workshop here in San Ignacio, Chalatenango. If you are interested in learning more about the workshop or how to sign up, don´t hesitate to send us a message!

Estamos a un mes de nuestro próximo taller de construcción natural aquí en San Ignacio, Chalatenango. Si estás interesado en conocer más sobre el taller o cómo inscribirte, ¡no dudes en enviarnos un mensaje!

July 21st to 28th: Come and learn how to build with cob, wattle and daub, natural plasters, and earth bags at beautiful ...
18/04/2018

July 21st to 28th: Come and learn how to build with cob, wattle and daub, natural plasters, and earth bags at beautiful Santiago Atitlan, Guatemala. We´ll also be building a rocket mass heater in a finished earthen cabin. All the info here: www.utzkaslimaal.org, or message us here on Facebook.

After a successful workshop last month wherein we finished a cabin, added a rocket mass heater, and built a beautiful wa...
10/04/2018

After a successful workshop last month wherein we finished a cabin, added a rocket mass heater, and built a beautiful wattle and daub bathroom, we´re ready to keep going with the natural building. Our next workshop is scheduled for July 21st to the 28th, where we´ll be starting a new cabin. This workshop will be focused on rubble trench and rock stem wall foundations, wattle and daub walls, and earthen plasters. We will also be building a small cob oven connected to an earth bag bench. Additionally, we will also be building a rocket mass heater inside the new cabin. Far more information, check out our website (https://utzkaslimaal.org/upcoming-workshop/) our message us here on facebook. Hope to see you in July!

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We´ll be closing registration for the upcoming natural building workshop in Lake Atitlan, Guatemala in about 2 weeks tim...
26/10/2017

We´ll be closing registration for the upcoming natural building workshop in Lake Atitlan, Guatemala in about 2 weeks time. If you still want to participate, there are spots available. Message us here for more information or check out www.utzkaslimaal.org

Come and learn about natural building at beautiful Lake Atitlán from November 25th to December 2nd. Check out www.utzkas...
23/09/2017

Come and learn about natural building at beautiful Lake Atitlán from November 25th to December 2nd. Check out www.utzkaslimaal.org for all the information or message us here for more information.

Only a month to go until our natural building workshop begins at beautiful Lake Atitlan. Write to us today for more info...
20/07/2017

Only a month to go until our natural building workshop begins at beautiful Lake Atitlan. Write to us today for more information or check out www.utzkaslimaal.org for all the information.

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Just a little over a month to go until our natural building workshop commences at beautiful Lake Atitlan. We have a numb...
16/07/2017

Just a little over a month to go until our natural building workshop commences at beautiful Lake Atitlan. We have a number of different price options available and also have discounts for groups. Message us on facebook or check out www.utzkaslimaal.org for more information.

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Check out www.utzkaslimaal.org for all the information on our upcoming natural building workshop at Lake Atitlan, Guatem...
09/07/2017

Check out www.utzkaslimaal.org for all the information on our upcoming natural building workshop at Lake Atitlan, Guatemala. Come and learn with us in one of the most beautiful places in the world!

Only a month and a half until our natural building workshop at Santiago Atitlan begins. Check out our website for all th...
06/07/2017

Only a month and a half until our natural building workshop at Santiago Atitlan begins. Check out our website for all the information. www.utzkaslimaal.org

Only a month and a half until our cob workshop begins. Check out www.utzkaslimaal.org for more information.
06/07/2017

Only a month and a half until our cob workshop begins. Check out www.utzkaslimaal.org for more information.

Come and learn about building with cob, wattle and daub, natural plasters and earth bag construction at this one of kind...
21/06/2017

Come and learn about building with cob, wattle and daub, natural plasters and earth bag construction at this one of kind workshop on the shores of beautiful Lake Atitlan. We still have spots open for the upcoming workshop from August 19th to the 26th. Send us a message with any questions you might have or check out www.utzkaslimaal.org for all the information on the workshop.

Hi everyone.  We are moving to a new page and webpage. For future information on upcoming workshops and natural...
09/06/2017

Hi everyone. We are moving to a new page and webpage. For future information on upcoming workshops and natural building opportunities, follow us here: www.facebook.com/utzkaslimaal and www.utzkaslimaal.org

Next workshop starts in just over 2 months.

Don't miss out on a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to come and learn about natural building, ecological design, and Maya...
07/06/2017

Don't miss out on a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to come and learn about natural building, ecological design, and Mayan Tzutujil Culture at beautiful Lake Atitlán. Registration for the upcoming workshop from August 19th to the 26th is NOW OPEN. Write to [email protected] for more information or check out www.utzkaslimaal.org

Last week to sign up for the upcoming Complete Cob Workshop in the cloud forests of El Salvador. We´ll be closing regist...
25/03/2017

Last week to sign up for the upcoming Complete Cob Workshop in the cloud forests of El Salvador. We´ll be closing registration at the end of March, so sign up today to reserve your spot today! Write to [email protected] for more information.

Come and help us plaster this cabin and get to work on three others at the upcoming complete cob workshop in El Salvador...
23/03/2017

Come and help us plaster this cabin and get to work on three others at the upcoming complete cob workshop in El Salvador. Only three weeks left until the workshop begins so write us today at [email protected] to reserve your spot!

Come help us finish this cob cabin and work on two others during our upcoming cob workshop from April 18th to the 25th. ...
19/03/2017

Come help us finish this cob cabin and work on two others during our upcoming cob workshop from April 18th to the 25th. We´ll be plastering the cabin shown in these pictures, working on the walls of two other cabins, and building a foundation for a cob sauna. Under a month to go before the workshop starts so write us today at: [email protected] for more information!

A few more pictures of the progress made during the recent March workshop. We´ve only got a month to go before the next ...
17/03/2017

A few more pictures of the progress made during the recent March workshop. We´ve only got a month to go before the next workshop starting on April 18th. There are still spots open for the upcoming workshop so write to us at: [email protected] to come and learn about natural building, natural plasters, cob, wattle and daub, poured adobe floors and so much more!

Here are a few pictures of the progress on one of the three cabins we´ve been building here at the Community Eco-Tourism...
15/03/2017

Here are a few pictures of the progress on one of the three cabins we´ve been building here at the Community Eco-Tourism Cooperative "La Laguna." The next workshop from April 18th to the 25th will be plastering this cabin and helping to finish up the other two that are on their way up. Thanks again to all the participants. Write us today to reserve your spot in the April workshop!

After a week of hard work during the first cob workshop, the community eco-tourism collective "La Laguna" has two founda...
14/03/2017

After a week of hard work during the first cob workshop, the community eco-tourism collective "La Laguna" has two foundations started and one cob cottage more than half way finished. Thanks to the hard work of everyone who participated! Pictures to come. We still have spots open for the upcoming workshop from April 18th to the 25th. Send us an email at: [email protected] to reserve your spot!

Only a week to go before the first complete cob workshop begins. Write to tobiasroberts20@hotmail.com today to reserve y...
28/02/2017

Only a week to go before the first complete cob workshop begins. Write to [email protected] today to reserve your spot.

Come and learn natural building in the cloud forests of El Salvador and help a community eco-tourism projected get start...
24/02/2017

Come and learn natural building in the cloud forests of El Salvador and help a community eco-tourism projected get started. First workshop is only a week and a half away and the next one is in mid April. Write us today at: [email protected] for more information.

Two short weeks to go until we begin the first cob workshop here in El Salvador. There is still time for some last secon...
20/02/2017

Two short weeks to go until we begin the first cob workshop here in El Salvador. There is still time for some last second sign ups. Write us today at: [email protected] to reserve your spot to learn about natural construction in the cloud forests of El Salvador

During the upcoming cob workshops in March and April we will be working on three different cob cabins for a comunity eco...
18/02/2017

During the upcoming cob workshops in March and April we will be working on three different cob cabins for a comunity eco tourism cooperative. One of the houses has a foundation already built while the other two we will be starting from the ground up. Write us today at: [email protected] to reserve your spot today

Only three weeks until the first of our two cob workshops get underway. There are still spots available so sign up today...
16/02/2017

Only three weeks until the first of our two cob workshops get underway. There are still spots available so sign up today to come and learn about natural building in a beatiful part of Central America.

Just a little under a month to go until the upcoming March complete cob workshop here in the mountains of El Salvador. W...
12/02/2017

Just a little under a month to go until the upcoming March complete cob workshop here in the mountains of El Salvador. Write to us today at: [email protected] to reserve your spot today.

Only one month to go before the complete cob workshop begins here in the cloud forests of El Salvador. There are still s...
09/02/2017

Only one month to go before the complete cob workshop begins here in the cloud forests of El Salvador. There are still spots open so write to us at: [email protected] for more information and to reserve your spot!

The United Nations General Assembly declared 2017 as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development recal...
07/02/2017

The United Nations General Assembly declared 2017 as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development recalling the potential of tourism to advance the universal 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Accounting for 7% of worldwide exports, one in eleven jobs and 10% of the world’s GDP, the tourism sector if well managed can foster inclusive economic growth, social inclusiveness and the protection of cultural and natural assets.

Come and learn how to build with cob during two workshops this spring and also help a community eco-tourism cooperative get started!

They Community Eco-Tourism Collective "La Laguna" is a group of 10 familias from rural El Salvador who have come togethe...
04/02/2017

They Community Eco-Tourism Collective "La Laguna" is a group of 10 familias from rural El Salvador who have come together to try and create an alternative tourism business to help offer economic opportunities to young people in the area who often are forced into migration. During the upcoming cob workhops in March and April we will be working with this collective on the construction of 2-3 small cob cabins. Write us today at: [email protected] for more information on how to reserve your spot!

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Santiago Atitlán

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