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  • 2016/10/09 – Jama, Ecuador: Zoila Alciva, 78, visits her husband grave on the Jama cemetery, Ecuador., 9th October 2016. Her husband passed away after he was trapped between collapsing walls of their house during the 16th April earthquake. “He was unable to escape because he was on a wheel chair” says Zoila. She is critic of the Government because she didn’t got any help; all the help came from family and friends. (Eduardo Leal)
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  • 2016/08/03 – Rocaforte, Ecuador: A family walks around their land where the foundation of their new home is ready, Rocaforte, Ecuador, 3rd August 2016. The house is being build by Ministry of Urban Development and Housing (MIDUVI), which started a new rebuilding programme after the 16th April earthquake. The standard house have two small bedrooms and they are valuated in US$10,000, which the occupants have to pay 10%  of it (US$1,000). (Eduardo Leal)
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  • 2016/10/10 – Bahia de de Caráquez, Ecuador: A son helps his father to rebuild a window of their home in Bahia de Caráquez, Ecuador, 10th October 2016. Many people don’t believe they will get any Government help, so they have started to rebuild their houses by themselves. (Eduardo Leal)
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  • 2016/10/09 – Jama, Ecuador: Children ride bikes on a street of Jama, Ecuador in from of one of the many collapsed buildings, 9th October 2016. By Government sources, more than 50% of Jama was destroyed by the earthquake. The earthquake reached the magnitude of 7.8 on the Richter scale hit the Ecuadorian coast, where more than a million and half of people live, circa 10% of the total population of the country. (Eduardo Leal)
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  • 2016/10/05 - Muisne, Ecuador: A boy passes in front of place where before many families lived on the coast of Chamanga, Ecuador, 5th October 2016. The Ecuadorian Government doesn’t want to rebuild houses on the coast of Chamanga since it is consider a high-risk area, something that the locals deny. The earthquake reached the magnitude of 7.8 on the Richter scale hit the Ecuadorian coast, where more than a million and half of people live, circa 10% of the total population of the country. On the aftermath, 4,859 were injured and 671 died, mostly because of the collapse of buildings. The areas affected are in a vulnerable socio-economic position, with levels of extreme poverty in some cases, which contributed to the high number of injured and perish people. (Eduardo Leal)
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  • 2016/10/09 - Jama, Ecuador: Wilfredo Menezes, 35, fixes the roof on his newly built house in Jama, Ecuador, 9th October, 2016. Even if Wilfredo’s father works in the local council, they didn’t have any help from the Government; instead they used the savings of the family to build the modest house to shelter five people. (Eduardo Leal)
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  • 2016/10/06 - Muisne, Ecuador: Two brothers reconstruct the house of their family on the island of Muisne, Ecuador, 6th October 2016.  Even living in precarious conditions the inhabitants of Muisne, refuse to leave the island, even when it’s recommended by the Government, since it is considered a high-risk area. The population in the island claim that they were born there and they don’t know any other way of living, so they refuse the abandon the place that they call home for generations. (Eduardo Leal)
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  • 2016/10/05 - Chamanga, Ecuador: Maritza Madranda, 40, lives in Chamanga, Ecuador, and lost her house during the 16th April earthquake, 5th October 2016. She now lives in the shelter provided by the Government, since they don’t allow her to rebuilt her house because it was situated on a high- risk area. “We were forgotten before the earthquake and will continue forgotten now, this is our destiny”, claims Maritza, that doesn’t believe she will ever have any other help of the Government. (Eduardo Leal)
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  • 2016/10/08 – Pedernales, Ecuador: A boy plays a serenade to a girl on the memorial to the victims of the 16th April earthquake, Pedernales, Ecuador, 8th October 2016. Pedernales was the epicentre of the earthquake, which destroyed much of the city and killed 188 people. (Eduardo Leal)
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  • 2016/10/06 - Muisne, Ecuador: A man carries a sofa back to the refurbish hut in the island of Muisne, Ecuador, 6th October 2016. Even living in precarious conditions the inhabitants of Muisne refuse to leave the island, even when it’s recommended by the Government, since it is considered a high-risk area. The population in the island claim that they were born there and they don’t know any other way of living, so they refuse the abandon the place that they call home for generations. (Eduardo Leal)
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  • 2016/10/09 – Jama, Ecuador: The church in Jama, Ecuador, was almost completely destroyed by the 16th April earthquake, surviving only the end wall and the altar, 9th October 2016. The parish is now collecting money to rebuild the church. (Eduardo Leal)
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  • 2016/10/10 – Bahia de de Caráquez, Ecuador: A man carries wreckage of the house he is rebuilding in Bahia de Caráquez, Ecuador, 10th October 2016. Many people don’t believe they will get any Government help, so they have started to rebuild their houses by themselves. (Eduardo Leal)
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  • 2016/10/10 – Bahia de de Caráquez, Ecuador: Two makeshift tents on the side walk in Bahia de Caráquez, Ecuador, 10th October 2016. Bahia is a beach touristic destination, specially to Ecuadorians from the mountains, but after the 16th April earthquake most of the city was damaged and destroyed leaving many locals living in provisional homes all around the city. (Eduardo Leal)
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  • 2016/10/08 – Pedernales, Ecuador: Maria Nevares (in the centre) with part of her family in a makeshift tent where they live, Pedernales, Ecuador, 8th October 2016. Ten people live in Maria’s tent that is set on what was her former house before the earthquake. They pile the mattresses during the day so there is enough space for them to socialize and walk around. Maria complains about the lack of support from the Government, especially because since she doesn’t have papers for her the land where she was born. Without the papers the Government refuses to build her a new home. (Eduardo Leal)
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  • 2016/07/27 – Portoviejo, Ecuador: Corporal Quiroz of the Ecuadorian army, looks after some children while their mothers went to collect food on the communal kitchen of the shelter in Portoviejo, Ecuador, 27th July 2016. The shelters are managed and operated by the army and they try to help the families that live there and that have lost everything on the 16th April earthquake. (Eduardo Leal)
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  • 2016/10/05 – Chamanga, Ecuador: A girl offers candies to a boy that is inside of a Government shelter in Chamanga, Ecuador, 5th August 2016. Thousands of people lost their houses with the 16th April earthquake that hit the Ecuadorian coast and many where forced to live in shelters provided by the Government, while new houses are being built. On the Province of Muisne, which Chamanga is part of; there are five Government shelters that house 563 families, according to Government figures from August. (Eduardo Leal)
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  • 2016/10/05 – Muisne, Ecuador: Shelter number one of Muisne, Ecuador, houses a total of 165 families, 5th October 2016. Muisne is one of the poorest areas in the country and was the one most affected, having a quarter of all the people displaced by the earthquake. Many of these people intend to go back to the place where they lived, even if the Government doesn’t offer any help to reconstruct houses in those areas since they are consider high-risk zones. On the Province of Muisne, there are five Government shelters that house 563 families, according to Government figures from August. (Eduardo Leal)
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  • 2016/10/05 - Chamanga, Ecuador: Elias Alejandro, 46, is a fisherman in Chamanga, Ecuador, and lost his house during the 16th April earthquake, 5th October 2016. He now lives with his wife and five children in a makeshift house owned by his mother-in-law. Getting a new house is not only his main worry. Since the earthquake there isn’t much fish on the sea, making the survival of him and his family even more difficult. Elias now hopes to get some help from the Government to build a new house, but he doubts it will ever come since he lives in what is consider a high-risk area. (Eduardo Leal)
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  • 2016/08/04 – Portoviejo, Ecuador: Firemen relax by watching television during their free time in Portoviejo, Ecuador, 4th August 2016. The fireman headquarters collapsed during the 16th April earthquake and they now operate under tents until a new headquarters is build. (Eduardo Leal)
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  • 2016/10/10 – Bahia de Caráquez, Ecuador: Narcisa Mera, 53, leaving her improvised kitchen in  Sucre Park, the central square in Bahia de Caráquez, Ecuador, 10th October 2016. Narcisa refuses to move to a shelter provided by the Government, because she is afraid that thieves can steal the few belongings she possesses. She claims that shelters are filled with some bad people and she can’t protect her things and her grandchildren. Instead, she prefers to live in the Park in front of her former house that was destroyed by the 16th April earthquake with another 30 families. (Eduardo Leal)
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  • 2016/10/09 – Jama, Ecuador: People doing some shopping in a truck of Tia Supermarkets, Jama, Ecuador, 9th October 2016. The town's supermarket of the commercial chain was completely destroyed so they operate from trucks until new installations are built. (Eduardo Leal)
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  • 2016/08/04 – Portoviejo, Ecuador: The locker room on the fireman headquarters in Portoviejo, Ecuador, with a portrait of the Lady of the Sorrows, 4th August 2016. The fireman headquarters collapsed during the 16th April earthquake and they now operate under tents until a new headquarters is build. (Eduardo Leal)
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  • 2016/10/09 – Jama, Ecuador: Marcos Rosales, 47, takes a break during the works he is doing in his family house, Jama, Ecuador, 9th October 2016. He is trying to save the unaffected part of the house and replace the affected part with newly built area. Marcos lost his mother during the earthquake; she was trapped between collapsed walls of the house. He doesn’t believe he will get any Government help, so he started the rebuild of the former house by himself.  (Eduardo Leal)
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  • 2016/08/04 – Portoviejo, Ecuador: Two scavengers cycle around Portoviejo, Ecuador, looking for things among the collapse buildings in the centre of the city, 4th August 2016. Portoviejo’s centre due to its old buildings was heavily damaged by the earthquake of 16th April. (Eduardo Leal)
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  • 2016/08/05 – Portoviejo, Ecuador: A soldier passes by some derelict buildings in Portoviejo’s centre, Ecuador, 5th August 2016. He uses a mask to avoid breathing the dust that fills the air, after so many buildings collapsed. Portoviejo’s town centre is closed to the public and secured by the army since most of its building were heavily damaged by the earthquake, turning it into a ground zero area. (Eduardo Leal)
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  • 2016/08/05 – Portoviejo, Ecuador: A man waters debris in Portoviejo, Ecuador, in order to settle down the dust from the buildings collapsed by the earthquake, 5th August 2016.<br />
Portoviejo’s town centre is closed to the public and secured by the army since most of its building were heavily damaged by the earthquake, turning it into a ground zero area. (Eduardo Leal)
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  • 2016/10/06 - Muisne, Ecuador: View of the destruction caused by the 16th April earthquake in the island of Muisne, Ecuador, 6th October 2016. The earthquake reached the magnitude of 7.8 on the Richter scale hit the Ecuadorian coast, where more than a million and half of people live, circa 10% of the total population of the country. On the aftermath, 4,859 were injured and 671 died, mostly because of the collapse of buildings. The areas affected are in a vulnerable socio-economic position, with levels of extreme poverty in some cases, which contributed to the high number of injured and perish people. (Eduardo Leal)
    EduardoLeal-Afterquake-1.jpg
  • 2016/08/05 – Portoviejo, Ecuador: The empty space left by the demolished Portoviejo Shopping Mall in Portoviejo, Ecuador, 5th August 2016. The building was demolished on the 29th July 2016. Portoviejo’s town centre is closed to the public and secured by the army since most of its building were heavily damaged by the earthquake, turning it into a ground zero area. (Eduardo Leal)
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  • 2016/10/05 - Muisne, Ecuador: Antonia Gonzales and Alessandro Campos, on their home in the island of Muisne, Ecuador, 5th October 2016. They live in that house for more than 40 years and they refuse to abandon it, even if there is pressure from the Government since it is consider a high-risk area. It was their second earthquake and they survived both of them, so they aren’t scare of anything, they say. Further more, they claim that the island is their home and they will not leave it because they don’t know any other way of living. (Eduardo Leal)
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  • 2016/07/27 – Portoviejo, Ecuador: A corporal from the Ecuadorian army takes down the country flag at sunset on the shelter located at the old airport of Portoviejo, Ecuador, 27th July 2016. (Eduardo Leal)
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  • 2016/07/27 – Portoviejo, Ecuador: Miriam Zambrano (in the centre), 37, works on her sawing machine on a tent at the shelter located on the old airport, Portoviejo, Ecuador, with the help of another lady, while her daughter-in-law takes care of Miriam’s grandson, 27th July 2016. Miriam managed to recover her sawing machine from the wreckage, and kept working as a dressmaker in order to sustain her six children, one daughter-in-law and one grandson. She is happy to be in the shelter and hopes that eventually she will get a house from the Government. (Eduardo Leal)
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  • 2015/03/12 - Pile, Ecuador: Straw hanging in one of the rooms of Mr Lopez house. He hangs it so it can keep it straight. The famous 'Panama hats' are in reality a product of Ecuador and the most famous called Montecristi are produced in the village of Pile.
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  • 2016/10/10 – Bahia de Caráquez, Ecuador: One of the Narcisa’s grandsons, hide his face when he ears conversations about the earthquake, 10th October 2016. “He got really scared when the earthquake happened. He had many nightmares on the following nights and when replicas occurred” says Narcisa. (Eduardo Leal)
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  • 2015/03/14 - Montecristi, Ecuador: Unfinished "Montecristi hats"  sit outside a specialized store in the town of Montecristi. UNESCO declared the “Montecristi hat” in 2012 as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
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  • 2015/03/13 - Pile, Ecuador: Cogollos are the unopened, central leaf spikes that are used to produce the straw for the "Montecrisi hats".The plants are named "Carludovica palmata". The scientific classification of the plant was made in the 18th century by two Spanish botanists. The name is a contraction of Carlos (Carlos IV, King of Spain), and Ludovica, Latin for Louisa (wife of Carlos IV). UNESCO declared the “Montecristi hat” in 2012 as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
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  • 2015/03/13 - Pile, Ecuador: Detail of a unfinished "Montecristi hat".  UNESCO declared the “Montecristi hat” in 2012 as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
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  • 2015/03/13 - Pile, Ecuador: Mariana Rivera, 73, weaves a "Montecristi hat" in her house early in the morning. She started to weave hats at the age of 10. Nowadays she doesn't weave the finest hats as before because her eyes are tired and old as she says. So, Mariana uses thicker straw to weave a hat, which brings the price down. She sells them at around US$200, but sometimes even less if she is really desperate for money.  UNESCO declared the “Montecristi hat” in 2012 as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
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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.
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  • 2015/03/12 - Pile, Ecuador: Fausto Lopez teaches two students of the 'Escuela de Paja Toquilla" 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: Manuel Lopez, 41, starts the crown or top of the hat at his house in the village of Pile. Mr Lopez started to make hats when he was 8 years old, learning with his dad. All his family learned the craft and it passes from generation to generation.
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  • 2015/03/14 - Montecristi, Ecuador: Shop in the town of Montecristi selling the local hats. Producers complain that many of the hats sold there are produced in Cuenca or China, so they can offer a much cheaper product that the original one. 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.
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  • 2015/03/14 - Montecristi, Ecuador: Don Rosendo Delgado, 90, is an historical figure in the world of the "Montecristi hats". He started working in 1942 and today with 90 years old he still works with "Montecristi hats", by closing them and taking out any imperfections. He claims, "When he dies, he will die with his hats". UNESCO declared the “Montecristi hat” in 2012 as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
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  • 2015/03/14 - Montecristi, Ecuador: Victoria Pachay, 57, cuts the imperfections of a hat while her husband, Don Rosendo Delgado watches. Don Rosendo is an historical figure in the world of the "Montecristi hats". He started working in 1942 and today with 90 years old he still works with "Montecristi hats", by closing them and taking out any imperfections. He claims, "When he dies, he will die with his hats". UNESCO declared the “Montecristi hat” in 2012 as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
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  • 2015/03/14 - Montecristi, Ecuador: A "Montecristi hat" ready to be shipped. The best and thinnest hats fit in a small little box and never loose its shape when taken out. UNESCO declared the “Montecristi hat” in 2012 as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
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  • 2015/03/14 - Montecristi, Ecuador: Two visitors choose "Montecristi hats” on a specialized shop. Many locals and foreigners come to Montecristi to buy the famous hat, since here they can buy it for a much cheaper price than abroad. UNESCO declared the “Montecristi hat” in 2012 as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
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  • 2015/03/14 - Montecristi, Ecuador: A workers irons a "Montecristi hat" before it is finalized on a specialized shop. UNESCO declared the “Montecristi hat” in 2012 as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
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  • 2015/03/14 - Montecristi, Ecuador: A "Montecristi hat", sits on a table waiting to be finalized in a specialized shop in the town that gives the name to the famous hat. UNESCO declared the “Montecristi hat” in 2012 as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
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  • 2015/03/14 - Montecristi, Ecuador: A women sews the inside band on a "Montecristi hat", on a shop specialized on the hats. This is the last procedure before the hat goes on sale. UNESCO declared the “Montecristi hat” in 2012 as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
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  • 2015/03/13 - Pile, Ecuador: Street life in the quiet village of Pile in the Manabí province. The village is far from any modernity. It's main production it is still the "Montecristi hats", commonly known internationally as the "Panamá Hats". The number of craftsmen in the village is declining. Competition from China and the Ecuadorian city of Cuenca that have bigger production and cheaper prices, make hard to make a living to the craftsmen of Pile.
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  • 2015/03/13 - Pile, Ecuador: The plants from which "Montecristi hats" are made are the "Carludovica palmata". The scientific classification of the plant was made in the 18th century by two Spanish botanists. The name is a contraction of Carlos (Carlos IV, King of Spain), and Ludovica, Latin for Louisa (wife of Carlos IV). 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.
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  • 2015/03/13 - Pile, Ecuador: Manuel Lopez and his wife, Patricia Lopez, put the straw inside of a home made oven, where the straw will be bleached by the smoke from a combination hot coal and sulphur. 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: Manuel Lopez feeds his son while watches television during the afternoon. He is only able to work between 6am to 9am and then from 7pm till 10pm, because it is when the humidity conditions are at its best to work on the straw. Otherwise the heat will dry the straw and break it, damaging the hat.  UNESCO declared the “Montecristi hat” in 2012 as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
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  • 2015/03/13 - Pile, Ecuador:  Straw hanging on the sun after the bleaching process.   UNESCO declared the “Montecristi hat” in 2012 as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
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  • 2015/03/13 - Pile, Ecuador: Detail of a unfinished "Montecristi hat".  UNESCO declared the “Montecristi hat” in 2012 as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
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  • 2015/03/13 - Pile, Ecuador: Mariana Rivera, 73, looks outside her window in order for time to pass.  She is only able to work between 6am to 9am and then from 7pm till 10pm, because it is when the humidity conditions are at its best to work on the straw. Otherwise the heat will dry the straw and break it, damaging the hat.  UNESCO declared the “Montecristi hat” in 2012 as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
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  • 2015/03/13 - Pile, Ecuador: Mariana Rivera, 73, weaves a "Montecristi hat" in her house early in the morning, while her grandchildren play. She started to weave hats at the age of 10. Nowadays she doesn't weave the finest hats as before because her eyes are tired and old as she says. So, Mariana uses thicker straw to weave a hat, which brings the price down. She sells them at around US$200, but sometimes even less if she is really desperate for money.  UNESCO declared the “Montecristi hat” in 2012 as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
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  • 2015/03/13 - Pile, Ecuador: Detail of Mariana Rivera, 73, hands weaving a "Montecristi hat" in her house early in the morning. She started to weave hats at the age of 10. Nowadays she doesn't weave the finest hats as before because her eyes are tired and old as she says. So, Mariana uses thicker straw to weave a hat, which brings the price down. She sells them at around US$200, but sometimes even less if she is really desperate for money.  UNESCO declared the “Montecristi hat” in 2012 as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
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  • 2015/03/13 - Pile, Ecuador: Straw drying in the sun outside the house of Manuel Lopez. Manuel is one of the finest weavers in the village of Pile. It will take him on average 3 months to weave one hat, which he will sell it by around US$700, but later on in the US and in Europe can reach the price tag of US$25,000.  UNESCO declared the “Montecristi hat” in 2012 as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
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  • 2015/03/13 - Pile, Ecuador: Mariana Rivera, 73, weaves a "Montecristi hat" in her house early in the morning. She started to weave hats at the age of 10. Nowadays she doesn't weave the finest hats as before because her eyes are tired and old as she says. So, Mariana uses thicker straw to weave a hat, which brings the price down. She sells them at around US$200, but sometimes even less if she is really desperate for money.  UNESCO declared the “Montecristi hat” in 2012 as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
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  • 2015/03/13 - Pile, Ecuador: Manuel Lopez cuts the hair of of his customers at his house in Pile. Manuel is one of the finest craftsmen of the "Montecristi hat" but to make enough many to support his family he is also the only barber on the village. It will take him on average 3 months to weave one hat, which he will sell it by around US$700, but later on in the US and in Europe can reach the price tag of US$25,000.  UNESCO declared the “Montecristi hat” in 2012 as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
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  • 2015/03/13 - Pile, Ecuador: Manuel Lopez wets his fingers in order to be able to weave the straw into a "Montecristi hat". He is only able to work between 6am to 9am and then from 7pm till 10pm, because it is when the humidity conditions are at its best to work on the straw. Otherwise the heat will dry the straw and break it, damaging the hat. Manuel is one of the finest weavers in the village of Pile. It will take him on average 3 months to weave one hat, which he will sell it by around US$700. UNESCO declared the “Montecristi hat” in 2012 as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
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  • 2015/03/13 - Pile, Ecuador: Manuel Lopez weaves a "Montecristi hat". He is only able to work between 6am to 9am and then from 7pm till 10pm, because it is when the humidity conditions are at its best to work on the straw. Otherwise the heat will dry the straw and break it, damaging the hat. Manuel is one of the finest weavers in the village of Pile and learned the craft with his father, who learned from his grandfather. It will take him on average 3 months to weave one hat, which he will sell it by around US$700. UNESCO declared the “Montecristi hat” in 2012 as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
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  • 2015/03/13 - Pile, Ecuador: Fausto Lopez boils the straw in order to prepare it to be weaved into a "Montecrisiti hat". A "Montecristi” takes on average  3 months to weave. It will be sold unfinished for around in Pile for $US700. Later on once in the U.S. or Europe can reach the price tag up to $US25,000. UNESCO declared the “Montecristi hat” in 2012 as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
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  • 2015/03/13 - Pile, Ecuador: Manuel Lopez weaves a "Montecristi hat". He is only able to work between 6am to 9am and then from 7pm till 10pm, because it is when the humidity conditions are at its best to work on the straw. Otherwise the heat will dry the straw and break it, damaging the hat. Manuel is one of the finest weavers in the village of Pile and learned the craft with his father, who learned from his grandfather. It will take him on average 3 months to weave one hat, which he will sell it by around US$700. UNESCO declared the “Montecristi hat” in 2012 as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
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  • 2015/03/13 - Pile, Ecuador: Straw hangs on a window in order to dry before it is used to weave a "Montecrisit hat". A "Montecristi hat” takes on average 3 months to weave. It will be sold unfinished for around in Pile for $US700. Later on once in the U.S. or Europe can reach the price tag up to $US25,000. UNESCO declared the “Montecristi hat” in 2012 as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
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  • 2015/03/12 - Pile, Ecuador: Street life in the quiet village of Pile in the Manabí province. The village is far from any modernity. It's main production it is still the "Montecristi hats", commonly known internationally as the "Panamá Hats". The number of craftsmen in the village is declining. Competition from China and the Ecuadorian city of Cuenca that have bigger production and cheaper prices, make hard to make a living to the craftsmen of Pile.
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  • 2015/03/12 - Pile, Ecuador: View of the village of Pile in the Manabí province. The village is far from any modernity. It's main production it is still the "Montecristi hats", commonly known internationally as the "Panamá Hats". The number of craftsmen in the village is declining. Competition from China and the Ecuadorian city of Cuenca that have bigger production and cheaper prices, make hard to make a living to the craftsmen of Pile.
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  • 2015/03/12 - Pile, Ecuador: A teenager opens a straw just before he start to sting it with a wooden nail dividing it into thinner pieces ideal for the hat making. 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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  • 2015/03/13 - Pile, Ecuador:  Straw hanging on the sun after the bleaching process.   UNESCO declared the “Montecristi hat” in 2012 as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
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  • 2015/03/13 - Pile, Ecuador: Manuel Lopez weaves a "Montecristi hat". He is only able to work between 6am to 9am and then from 7pm till 10pm, because it is when the humidity conditions are at its best to work on the straw. Otherwise the heat will dry the straw and break it, damaging the hat. Manuel is one of the finest weavers in the village of Pile and learned the craft with his father, who learned from his grandfather. It will take him on average 3 months to weave one hat, which he will sell it by around US$700. UNESCO declared the “Montecristi hat” in 2012 as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
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  • 2015/03/12 - Pile, Ecuador: Door of house decorated with an image of President Rafael Correa in the quiet village of Pile in the Manabí province. Correa set a school to teach children on how to weave the Montecrisit hats in order that the tradition is not lost. The village is far from any modernity. It's main production it is still the "Montecristi hats", commonly known internationally as the "Panamá Hats". The number of craftsmen in the village is declining. Competition from China and the Ecuadorian city of Cuenca that have bigger production and cheaper prices, make hard to make a living to the craftsmen of Pile.
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  • 2015/03/12 - Pile, Ecuador: The mold used by craftsmen to weave a "Montecristi hat". The real "Panamá hats" don't come from Panamá. A "Montecristi hat” takes on average 3 months to weave. It will be sold unfinished for around in Pile for $US700. Later on once in the U.S. or Europe it can reach the price tag up to $US25,000. UNESCO declared the “Montecristi hat” in 2012 as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
    EL__2015_Montecristi_06.jpg
  • 2015/03/12 - Pile, Ecuador: Three girls learn the craft of weaving a straw hat on the 'Paja Toquilla' school that was created by an American that sells the hats in the U.S. The school 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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  • A man goes to the pre-register on the voting site to discover the location of the designated voting table in the Ecuador school in central La Paz. On Sunday, 12th October, President Evo Morales was re-elected for a third term by a majority of 60% and will turn into the longest serving President of the country if he finishes is mandate in 2020.
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