Ecuador - Montecristi Hats

2015/03/12 - Pile, Ecuador: F Students of the 'Escuela de Paja Toquilla" learn on how to correctly sting the straw for the production of a "Montecristi Hat". The school 'Paja Toquilla' teaches children from Pile and neighbouring villages on how to produce an ultra-thin Montecristi hat, and it was created to maintain the tradition, since most of the youngsters prefer to look for other employment opportunities on the cities of Manabí province.

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2015/03/12 - Pile, Ecuador: F Students of the 'Escuela de Paja Toquilla" learn on how to correctly sting the straw for the production of a "Montecristi Hat". The school 'Paja Toquilla' teaches children from Pile and neighbouring villages on how to produce an ultra-thin Montecristi hat, and it was created to maintain the tradition, since most of the youngsters prefer to look for other employment opportunities on the cities of Manabí province.