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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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  • April Fair in Seville  Andalusia region SPAIN. Route by train after the steps of Washington Irving, romantic American writer who travelled in 1829 from Seville to Granada, where he wrote 'Tales of the Alhambra'. Fascinated by the wealth and exoticism of the Spanish-Muslim civilization, Irving was responsible, along with the French writers of the 19th century, for the romantic image of Al-Andalus. Alberto Paredes / 4SEE
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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.
    EL__2015_Montecristi_31.jpg
  • 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.
    EL__2015_Montecristi_28.jpg
  • 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.
    EL__2015_Montecristi_24.jpg
  • 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.
    EL__2015_Montecristi_17.jpg
  • 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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  • 2015/03/14 - 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.
    EL__2015_Montecristi_43.jpg
  • 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.
    EL__2015_Montecristi_41.jpg
  • 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.
    EL__2015_Montecristi_38.jpg
  • 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.
    EL__2015_Montecristi_37.jpg
  • 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.
    EL__2015_Montecristi_33.jpg
  • 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.
    EL__2015_Montecristi_29.jpg
  • 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.
    EL__2015_Montecristi_26.jpg
  • 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: 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: 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.
    EL__2015_Montecristi_18.jpg
  • 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.
    EL__2015_Montecristi_16.jpg
  • 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.
    EL__2015_Montecristi_14.jpg
  • 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.
    EL__2015_Montecristi_12.jpg
  • 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.
    EL__2015_Montecristi_13.jpg
  • 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.
    EL__2015_Montecristi_11.jpg
  • 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.
    EL__2015_Montecristi_05.jpg
  • 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.
    EL__2015_Montecristi_04.jpg
  • Gypsy family in SEVILLE   Andalusia region SPAIN. Route by train after the steps of Washington Irving, romantic American writer who travelled in 1829 from Seville to Granada, where he wrote 'Tales of the Alhambra'. Fascinated by the wealth and exoticism of the Spanish-Muslim civilization, Irving was responsible, along with the French writers of the 19th century, for the romantic image of Al-Andalus. Alberto Paredes / 4SEE
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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: 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.
    EL__2015_Montecristi_40.jpg
  • 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.
    EL__2015_Montecristi_39.jpg
  • 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.
    EL__2015_Montecristi_36.jpg
  • 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: 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.
    EL__2015_Montecristi_32.jpg
  • 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.
    EL__2015_Montecristi_27.jpg
  • 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.
    EL__2015_Montecristi_20.jpg
  • 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.
    EL__2015_Montecristi_21.jpg
  • 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.
    EL__2015_Montecristi_19.jpg
  • 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.
    EL__2015_Montecristi_15.jpg
  • 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.
    EL__2015_Montecristi_09.jpg
  • 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.
    EL__2015_Montecristi_03.jpg
  • 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.
    EL__2015_Montecristi_02.jpg
  • 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.
    EL__2015_Montecristi_10.jpg
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