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  • Maria Martins (R), Secundino Martins (c) and Alcides Rainho cover the wood pile with straw and then with sand, it's a old techenique to make the sharcoal stove. In the village of Pilado in the county of Marinha Grande, sharcoal production goes back to the sixth century, always executed by women, today due to unemployment, men are taking the responsability for this handicraft industry. Sharcoal is used as an alternative  power, most of all to grill.Paulo Cunha/4see
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  • Joao Paulo covers the wood pile with straw, it's a old techenique to make the sharcoal stove . In the village of Pilado in the county of Marinha Grande, sharcoal production goes back to the sixth century, always executed by women, today due to unemployment, men are taking the responsability for this handicraft industry. Sharcoal is used as an alternative  power, most of all to grill.Paulo Cunha/4see
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  • The couple Joao Paulo and Sandra Martins covering the wood pile with straw, it's a old techenique to make the sharcoal stove . In the village of Pilado in the county of Marinha Grande, sharcoal production goes back to the sixth century, always executed by women, today due to unemployment, men are taking the responsability for this handicraft industry. Sharcoal is used as an alternative  power, most of all to grill.Paulo Cunha/4see
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  • Secundino Martins and Alcides Rainho (L) pickin up  sharcoal to a basket. In the village of Pilado in the county of Marinha Grande, sharcoal production goes back to the sixth century, always executed by women, today due to unemployment, men are taking the responsability for this handicraft industry. Sharcoal is used as an alternative  power, most of all to grill.Paulo Cunha/4see
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  • Idalina Moita dismantle the sharcoal stove . In the village of Pilado in the county of Marinha Grande, sharcoal production goes back to the sixth century, always executed by women, today due to unemployment, men are taking the responsability for this handicraft industry. Sharcoal is used as an alternative  power, most of all to grill.Paulo Cunha/4see
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  • Maria Martins's hand hold a spade she used to make the sharcoal stove . In the village of Pilado in the county of Marinha Grande, sharcoal production goes back to the sixth century, always executed by women, today due to unemployment, men are taking the responsability for this handicraft industry. Sharcoal is used as an alternative  power, most of all to grill.Paulo Cunha/4see
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  • Maria Emilia Martins shows her dark hands  of charcoal . In the village of Pilado in the county of Marinha Grande, sharcoal production goes back to the sixth century, always executed by women, today due to unemployment, men are taking the responsability for this handicraft industry. Sharcoal is used as an alternative  power, most of all to grill.Paulo Cunha/4see
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  • Maria Martins (L), Secundino Martins  dismantle the sharcoal stove. In the village of Pilado in the county of Marinha Grande, sharcoal production goes back to the sixth century, always executed by women, today due to unemployment, men are taking the responsability for this handicraft industry. Sharcoal is used as an alternative  power, most of all to grill.Paulo Cunha/4see
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  • Maria Emilia Martins pick up the warm sharcoal . In the village of Pilado in the county of Marinha Grande, sharcoal production goes back to the sixth century, always executed by women, today due to unemployment, men are taking the responsability for this handicraft industry. Sharcoal is used as an alternative  power, most of all to grill.Paulo Cunha/4see
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  • Maria Emilia Martins uses a spade to cover with sand the pile of wood to make the sharcoal stove . In the village of Pilado in the county of Marinha Grande, sharcoal production goes back to the sixth century, always executed by women, today due to unemployment, men are taking the responsability for this handicraft industry. Sharcoal is used as an alternative  power, most of all to grill.Paulo Cunha/4see
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  • Coal in a bascket. In the village of Pilado in the county of Marinha Grande, sharcoal production goes back to the sixth century, always executed by women, today due to unemployment, men are taking the responsability for this handicraft industry. Sharcoal is used as an alternative  power, most of all to grill.Paulo Cunha/4see
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  • Idalina Moita picks up the sharcoal from a dismantle stove as another  (R) one his still burning the wood to make the coal . In the village of Pilado in the county of Marinha Grande, sharcoal production goes back to the sixth century, always executed by women, today due to unemployment, men are taking the responsability for this handicraft industry. Sharcoal is used as an alternative  power, most of all to grill.Paulo Cunha/4see
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  • Idalina Moita dismantle the sharcoal stove . In the village of Pilado in the county of Marinha Grande, sharcoal production goes back to the sixth century, always executed by women, today due to unemployment, men are taking the responsability for this handicraft industry. Sharcoal is used as an alternative  power, most of all to grill.Paulo Cunha/4see
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  • Idalina Moita dismantle the sharcoal stove . In the village of Pilado in the county of Marinha Grande, sharcoal production goes back to the sixth century, always executed by women, today due to unemployment, men are taking the responsability for this handicraft industry. Sharcoal is used as an alternative  power, most of all to grill.Paulo Cunha/4see
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  • Idalina Moita dismantle the sharcoal stove . In the village of Pilado in the county of Marinha Grande, sharcoal production goes back to the sixth century, always executed by women, today due to unemployment, men are taking the responsability for this handicraft industry. Sharcoal is used as an alternative  power, most of all to grill.Paulo Cunha/4see
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  • Secundino Martins  cover the wood pile with with sand, it's a old techenique to make the sharcoal stove. In the village of Pilado in the county of Marinha Grande, sharcoal production goes back to the sixth century, always executed by women, today due to unemployment, men are taking the responsability for this handicraft industry. Sharcoal is used as an alternative  power, most of all to grill.Paulo Cunha/4see
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  • Maria Emilia Martins blow to light the sharcoal stove . In the village of Pilado in the county of Marinha Grande, sharcoal production goes back to the sixth century, always executed by women, today due to unemployment, men are taking the responsability for this handicraft industry. Sharcoal is used as an alternative  power, most of all to grill.Paulo Cunha/4see
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  • Maria Emilia Martins blow to light the sharcoal stove . In the village of Pilado in the county of Marinha Grande, sharcoal production goes back to the sixth century, always executed by women, today due to unemployment, men are taking the responsability for this handicraft industry. Sharcoal is used as an alternative  power, most of all to grill.Paulo Cunha/4see
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  • Maria Emilia Martins load two bags of sharcoal. In the village of Pilado in the county of Marinha Grande, sharcoal production goes back to the sixth century, always executed by women, today due to unemployment, men are taking the responsability for this handicraft industry. Sharcoal is used as an alternative  power, most of all to grill.Paulo Cunha/4see
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  • Maria Martins clean her face dirty by the sharcoal dust. In the village of Pilado in the county of Marinha Grande, sharcoal production goes back to the sixth century, always executed by women, today due to unemployment, men are taking the responsability for this handicraft industry. Sharcoal is used as an alternative  power, most of all to grill.Paulo Cunha/4see
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  • A pile of sharcoal burning in the stove . In the village of Pilado in the county of Marinha Grande, sharcoal production goes back to the sixth century, always executed by women, today due to unemployment, men are taking the responsability for this handicraft industry. Sharcoal is used as an alternative  power, most of all to grill.Paulo Cunha/4see
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  • Litle Andre has is face dirt by sharcoal dust, during his vacations he's helping the grandmother, Idalina Moita, to catch the sharcoal. In the village of Pilado in the county of Marinha Grande, sharcoal production goes back to the sixth century, always executed by women, today due to unemployment, men are taking the responsability for this handicraft industry. Sharcoal is used as an alternative  power, most of all to grill.Paulo Cunha/4see
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  • Idalina's hands catch the hot sharcoal, she's doing this job has a second one, to help her with the family finances . In the village of Pilado in the county of Marinha Grande, sharcoal production goes back to the sixth century, always executed by women, today due to unemployment, men are taking the responsability for this handicraft industry. Sharcoal is used as an alternative  power, most of all to grill.Paulo Cunha/4see
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  • Maria Emilia Martins lights the sharcoal stove . In the village of Pilado in the county of Marinha Grande, sharcoal production goes back to the sixth century, always executed by women, today due to unemployment, men are taking the responsability for this handicraft industry. Sharcoal is used as an alternative  power, most of all to grill.Paulo Cunha/4see
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  • Maria Emilia Martins shows her dark hands  of charcoal . In the village of Pilado in the county of Marinha Grande, charcoal production goes back to the sixth century, always executed by women, today due to unemployment, men are taking the responsability for this handicraft industry. Sharcoal is used as an alternative  power, most of all to grill.Paulo Cunha/4see
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  • Maria Martins hold a piece of sharcoal. In the village of Pilado in the county of Marinha Grande, sharcoal production goes back to the sixth century, always executed by women, today due to unemployment, men are taking the responsability for this handicraft industry. Sharcoal is used as an alternative  power, most of all to grill.Paulo Cunha/4see
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  • Maria Martins (R), Secundino Martins (c) and Alcides Rainho picking up the coal to baskets. In the village of Pilado in the county of Marinha Grande, sharcoal production goes back to the sixth century, always executed by women, today due to unemployment, men are taking the responsability for this handicraft industry. Sharcoal is used as an alternative  power, most of all to grill.Paulo Cunha/4see
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  • Bags with charcoal . In the village of Pilado in the county of Marinha Grande, sharcoal production goes back to the sixth century, always executed by women, today due to unemployment, men are taking the responsability for this handicraft industry. Sharcoal is used as an alternative  power, most of all to grill.Paulo Cunha/4see
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  • Maria Martins (R), Secundino Martins (c) and Alcides Rainho picking up the coal to baskets. In the village of Pilado in the county of Marinha Grande, sharcoal production goes back to the sixth century, always executed by women, today due to unemployment, men are taking the responsability for this handicraft industry. Sharcoal is used as an alternative  power, most of all to grill.Paulo Cunha/4see
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  • Maria Emilia Martins uses a spade to cover with sand the pile of wood to make the sharcoal stove . In the village of Pilado in the county of Marinha Grande, sharcoal production goes back to the sixth century, always executed by women, today due to unemployment, men are taking the responsability for this handicraft industry. Sharcoal is used as an alternative  power, most of all to grill.Paulo Cunha/4see
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  • Maria Emilia Martins take a break as she covers the pile off wood with sand to make the sharcoal stove . In the village of Pilado in the county of Marinha Grande, sharcoal production goes back to the sixth century, always executed by women, today due to unemployment, men are taking the responsability for this handicraft industry. Sharcoal is used as an alternative  power, most of all to grill.Paulo Cunha/4see
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  • Maria Emilia  Martins uses a spade to cover with sand the pile of wood to make the sharcoal stove . In the village of Pilado in the county of Marinha Grande, sharcoal production goes back to the sixth century, always executed by women, today due to unemployment, men are taking the responsability for this handicraft industry. Sharcoal is used as an alternative  power, most of all to grill.Paulo Cunha/4see
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  • Maria Emilia Martins uses a spade to cover with sand the pile of wood to make the sharcoal stove . In the village of Pilado in the county of Marinha Grande, sharcoal production goes back to the sixth century, always executed by women, today due to unemployment, men are taking the responsability for this handicraft industry. Sharcoal is used as an alternative  power, most of all to grill.Paulo Cunha/4see
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  • Idalina Moita puts the sharcoal from the basket  in bags. In the village of Pilado in the county of Marinha Grande, sharcoal production goes back to the sixth century, always executed by women, today due to unemployment, men are taking the responsability for this handicraft industry. Sharcoal is used as an alternative  power, most of all to grill.Paulo Cunha/4see
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  • Secundino Martins uses a spade to cover with sand the pile of wood to make the sharcoal stove . In the village of Pilado in the county of Marinha Grande, sharcoal production goes back to the sixth century, always executed by women, today due to unemployment, men are taking the responsability for this handicraft industry. Sharcoal is used as an alternative  power, most of all to grill.Paulo Cunha/4see
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  • Idalina Moita and her grandson Andre picks up the sharcoal . In the village of Pilado in the county of Marinha Grande, sharcoal production goes back to the sixth century, always executed by women, today due to unemployment, men are taking the responsability for this handicraft industry. Sharcoal is used as an alternative  power, most of all to grill.Paulo Cunha/4see
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  • Joao Paulo and Sandra Martins dismantle and picking the sharcoal. In the village of Pilado in the county of Marinha Grande, sharcoal production goes back to the sixth century, always executed by women, today due to unemployment, men are taking the responsability for this handicraft industry. Sharcoal is used as an alternative  power, most of all to grill.Paulo Cunha/4see
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  • Idalina Moita's  son Ricardo (R) and grandson Andre take some of the vacations time to help her to pick up the sharcoal. In the village of Pilado in the county of Marinha Grande, sharcoal production goes back to the sixth century, always executed by women, today due to unemployment, men are taking the responsability for this handicraft industry. Sharcoal is used as an alternative  power, most of all to grill.Paulo Cunha/4see.
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  • Maria Emilia Martins (R), Secundino Martins put the wood pile, it's a old techenique to make the sharcoal stove. In the village of Pilado in the county of Marinha Grande, sharcoal production goes back to the sixth century, always executed by women, today due to unemployment, men are taking the responsability for this handicraft industry. Sharcoal is used as an alternative  power, most of all to grill.Paulo Cunha/4see
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  • Secundino Martins pick up the sharcoal to a basket. In the village of Pilado in the county of Marinha Grande, sharcoal production goes back to the sixth century, always executed by women, today due to unemployment, men are taking the responsability for this handicraft industry. Sharcoal is used as an alternative  power, most of all to grill.Paulo Cunha/4see
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  • Secundino Martins and Alcides Rainho (L) cover the wood pile with with sand, it's a old techenique to make the sharcoal stove. In the village of Pilado in the county of Marinha Grande, sharcoal production goes back to the sixth century, always executed by women, today due to unemployment, men are taking the responsability for this handicraft industry. Sharcoal is used as an alternative  power, most of all to grill.Paulo Cunha/4see
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  • Idalina Moita picks up the sharcoal to baskets. In the village of Pilado in the county of Marinha Grande, sharcoal production goes back to the sixth century, always executed by women, today due to unemployment, men are taking the responsability for this handicraft industry. Sharcoal is used as an alternative  power, most of all to grill.Paulo Cunha/4see
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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 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 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: 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: 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 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: 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: 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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  • 2014/11/22 – Quimili, Argentina: A wooden woven where the family of Mrs. Simone Rodriguez cooks the family meals everyday. Many of the Guaycurú population still live in a traditional way with houses made of cob, a mixture of compressed clay and straw and surrounded by animals. They are mostly farmers and hunters. (Eduardo Leal)
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  • 2014/11/22 – Quimili, Argentina: The entry of one of the houses in the allotment number 5 of the Guaycurú Indigenous Community. Many of the Guaycurú population still live in a traditional way with houses made of cob, a mixture of compressed clay and straw and surrounded by animals. (Eduardo Leal)
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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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  • 2015/03/12 - 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: 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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  • 2014/11/22 – Quimili, Argentina: One of the houses in the allotment number 5 of the Guaycurú Indigenous Community. Many of the Guaycurú population still live in a traditional way with houses made of cob, a mixture of compressed clay and straw and surrounded by animals. (Eduardo Leal)
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  • 2014/11/22 – Quimili, Argentina: The entry of one of the houses in the allotment number 5 of the Guaycurú Indigenous Community. Many of the Guaycurú population still live in a traditional way with houses made of cob, a mixture of compressed clay and straw and surrounded by animals. (Eduardo Leal)
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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:  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:  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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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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  • 2015/03/12 - 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 brings straw from a boat to a bungalow construction site, in Koh Rong Island, Kingdom of Cambodia. PHOTO TIAGO MIRANDA
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  • Man washing millet straw in a lake formed by rain in front of Kani-Kombolé village mosque. The Dogon Country is the most visited part of Mali with tourists visiting its tipical  villages that can be located on the cliff, on the sandy plain or in the rocky plateau
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  • Straw bales near Estella. Navarre. . Spain . The WAY OF SAINT JAMES or CAMINO DE SANTIAGO following the French Route, between Saint Jean Pied de Port and Santiago de Compostela in Galicia, SPAIN. Tradition says that the body and head of St. James, after his execution circa. 44 AD, was taken by boat from Jerusalem to Santiago de Compostela. The Cathedral built to keep the remains has long been regarded as important as Rome and Jerusalem in terms of Christian religious significance, a site worthy to be a pilgrimage destination for over a thousand years. In addition to people undertaking a religious pilgrimage, there are many travellers and hikers who nowadays walk the route for non-religious reasons: travel, sport, or simply the challenge of weeks of walking in a foreign land. In Spain there are many different paths to reach Santiago. The three main ones are the French, the Silver and the Coastal or Northern Way. The pilgrimage was named one of UNESCO's World Heritage Sites in 1993. When there is a Holy Compostellan Year (whenever July 25 falls on a Sunday; the next will be 2010) the Galician government's Xacobeo tourism campaign is unleashed once more. Last Compostellan year was 2004 and the number of pilgrims increased to almost 200.000 people.
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