Montecristi, Tejidos de Origen (fabrics of origin) explains why did the paja toquilla hat (wrongly named as Panama hat), is the first handmade product of vegetal origin, to get a designation of origin in Ecuador.
The journey has begun:

We walk through the historia of paja toquilla, from ancestral times when it was used by the first settlers of Manabi.

We will meet the school of arts and crafts of Pile, were Young artisans work to mantain a traditional craft. In this chapter, the designation of origin is explained.

Dirección:
Tato León León

Dirección de fotografía:
Manuel Meriguet,
Roció Fernández
Dirección de sonido:
Javier López

Edición:
Carlos Bedoya,
Diego Granda,
Antonio Martínez

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