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An Ecuadorian hat, also known as a Panama hat, a Jipijapa hat, or a toquilla straw hat, is a traditional brimmed straw hat of Ecuadorian origin. Traditionally, hats were made from the plaited leaves of the Carludovica palmata plant, known locally as the toquilla palm or Jipijapa palm , [ 1 ] although it is a palm-like plant rather than a true palm.
Carludovica palmata (also known as Panama hat plant, toquilla palm, calá, palmilla, palmero, pojom, jiraca, junco, soyacal, tepejilote, and jipijapa) is a species of flowering plant in the family Cyclanthaceae.
Paccha is also one of the few Parishes of the City of Cuenca that traditionally make the Panama Hats known locally as "Sombrero de Paja Toquilla"(straw hats) plus many other traditional goods. The actual historical development of this Parish is unfortunately lost to the past of time, the little known history exists only as tales of the past ...
The Panama hat is of Ecuadorian origin, and is known there as "Sombrero de paja toquilla", or a Jipijapa. It is made principally in Montecristi, in the province of Manabí and in the province of Azuay. Its manufacture (particularly that of the Montecristi superfino) is considered a great craft. In Cuenca an important Panama hat industry exists.
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Jarava ichu, commonly known as Peruvian feathergrass, [3] ichhu, paja brava, paja ichu, or simply ichu (Quechua for straw), [4] is a grass species in the family Poaceae native to the Americas. It is found growing in a vast area: Mexico , Guatemala , Costa Rica , El Salvador , Venezuela , Bolivia , Colombia , Ecuador , Peru , Dominican Republic ...
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Gualaceo Canton, nicknamed “El Jardin del Azuay” (The Garden of Azuay), is a canton in the sierra region of Ecuador in the Azuay Province. The seat of the canton Gualaceo, is located 35 km east from the city of Cuenca and is one of the biggest cities in Azuay.