Jazzing it up in Cuenca with our new handmade Panama Hats

Hats Galore

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October 15th 2006
The next stop of our trip was Cuenca - the land of Panama Hats. Here we stayed in a posh hotel and were given a whole 24 hours to what we wanted. So ofcourse our first stop was the Panama Hat Factory. Here we were given a tour about how the hats are produced and more importantly given the opportunity to try all the different types on and pretend to be part of a 1950´s musical. Great fun. We also ... read more

South America » Ecuador » South » Cuenca

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The "Republic of the Equator" was one of three countries that emerged from the collapse of Gran Colombia in 1830 (the others are Colombia and Venezuela). Between 1904 and 1942, Ecuador lost territories in a series of conflicts with its neighbors. A b... ... read more