The objective of this research is to recognize vernacular architecture as heritage architecture, a product of the community. The method applied to this research is qualitative in nature, the objective of which is the description of the characteristics of the object of study covering a part of the reality. Qualitative research is inductive, the study is on a small scale and through proximity to empirical reality. The research shows examples that were made through interaction with the inhabitants and as a result of direct observation. The stages of the research were: fieldwork linking access to the site with productive data collection; data analysis in a continuous review that consisted of reducing information, disposition, transformation and obtaining results and verifying them to reach conclusions. The preparation of the report generated a number of approaches, and one of them produced the subject of this work. The contribution of this work is that it aims to place a community rooted in its customs as Is Tochimilco, with an architectural richness that is transformed and even disappearing, because vernacular architecture is considered to be a worthless architecture.

This work aims to publicize the effects of the 2017 earthquake on homes in the municipality of Chietla, Puebla, epicenter of the earthquake. The fieldwork was carried out by teachers and students of the Faculty of Architecture of the Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, to support the community with a damage survey. To carry out the work, a report sheet was used where the data from the survey sheet were processed, determining the seismic analysis, the state of the construction was verified. The working groups were composed of a teacher and four students who visited each house, where images were taken, the location by latitude and longitude coordinates and the data collection. Subsequently, the information was gathered and a report was made to Civil Protection ranking the degrees of affectation. This work is the result of this field research divided into three sections. In the first part, the concepts involved in the topic are defined; the second part describes the geographical location and characteristics of Chietla; finally, the third part identifies the most common faults found in the fieldwork.