Originating from the Toquilla Palm leaf grown in Ecuador’s coastal lowlands where the combination of fertile ground, cool weather and shading from taller plants combine for the perfect habitat. The seven to ten foot palms are shredded and woven by hand into a brimmed cone. Then bleached and sundried high in the Andes where the mix of cool air and sunshine give it a pure milky consistency. After grading Ii is shipped to our factory where we machine block and trim the hat into its final form. 

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