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Ecuador - Montecristi Hats

2015/03/13 - Pile, Ecuador: A pot of hot coal and sulphur. Together it will create smoke that will bleach the straw used on the "Montecristi Hat". After, the straw will be hanging again in the sun in order to get even whiter. UNESCO declared the “Montecristi hat” in 2012 as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

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2015/03/13 - Pile, Ecuador: A pot of hot coal and sulphur. Together it will create smoke that will bleach the straw used on the "Montecristi Hat". After, the straw will be hanging again in the sun in order to get even whiter. UNESCO declared the “Montecristi hat” in 2012 as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.