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Video: A visit to El Barranco Panama Hat Factory and Museum, Cuenca

Aug 15, 2015 | 0 comments

Take a walk through the hat factory at El Barranco. Thanks to Davidsbeenhere for uploading this great video.

It’s one of the world’s classic riddles and abiding ironies that Panama hats are, and have always been, made in Ecuador. Read more about Panama hats here.

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