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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.
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 ...
"A new late Aptian elasmosaurid from the Paja Formation, Villa de Leiva, Colombia". Earth Sciences Research Journal 22: 223-238. Retrieved on 2019-10-12. Author: María Páramo et al., 2018. Earth Sciences Research Journal, formerly Geología Colombiana, is released under a CC4.0 license
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The Diccionario de la lengua española [a] (DLE; [b] English: Dictionary of the Spanish language) is the authoritative dictionary of the Spanish language. [1] It is produced, edited, and published by the Royal Spanish Academy , with the participation of the Association of Academies of the Spanish Language .