Ecuador - Montecristi Hats

2015/03/14 - Montecristi, Ecuador: Mosaic of President Eloy Alfaro in his hometown of Montecrisiti. The legend says that the "Montecrisit hat" is called "Panama hat" because once President Alfaro was visiting Panama in1906 during the works of the canal and lent his hat to the US President Theodore Roosevelt. A photo with Roosevelt using the hat was widely published in the U.S., and around the world, prompting much comment on the President’s “Panama” hat. UNESCO declared “Montecristi hat” in 2012 as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

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2015/03/14 - Montecristi, Ecuador: Mosaic of President Eloy Alfaro in his hometown of Montecrisiti. The legend says that the "Montecrisit hat" is called "Panama hat" because once President Alfaro was visiting Panama in1906 during the works of the canal and lent his hat to the US President Theodore Roosevelt. A photo with Roosevelt using the hat was widely published in the U.S., and around the world, prompting much comment on the President’s “Panama” hat. UNESCO declared “Montecristi hat” in 2012 as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.