Toquilla palm, the plant from which the fibers of a Panama hat are produced and from which it gets its Spanish name, grows in both the Amazon jungle and the coastal region of Ecuador. Only the ...

In the 18th century, the Ecuadorean weavers started adding brims to their hats. Known locally as sombrero de paja toquilla, they were sent up to Panama, from where they were shipped around the globe.

Quiero un sombrero Panamá. — Jose Pablo (@GreenCR) enero 4, 2016 I want a Panama hat. Ya quiero que llegue la primavera para estrenar una camiseta polo azul marino y un sombrero panama. — Alfredo ...

The hat-of-Panamá is properly called the sombrero pintado, or painted hat, and evolved under the weave of Panamanian culture and the weft of flora species found on the isthmus.

Sombrero's label is full of promise, boasting of the flavors of roasted dark malt, extra chocolate malts, ancho chile, cinnamon and vanilla.

Creamy as silk, costlier by weight than gold, the color of fine old ivory, a Montecristi superfino Panama hat is as much a work of art as it is of fashion. The finest specimens have more than ...

Fouquet explains that it’s an Ecuadorean straw hat, often mistakenly called a Panama hat. “It has a traditional weave and a classic teardrop crown,” he said. “We tea-dyed the canvas band.