Economuseo Municipal «Casa del Sombrero»

This is the place to visit if you want to know the history, production process, and all that is connected with a straw hat Toquilla or "Panama hat". The name Panama Hat due to the fact that during the construction of the Panama Canal the people responsible for the work, bought hundreds of thousands of straw hats in this region of Ecuador, the workers can protect themselves from the harsh sun. Its origins - the region of Cuenca, and it was made by hand more than 100 years, giving the work of many artisans. In the museum you can see the different stages of the manufacture of hats, as the eyes of the buyers made a wizard and you can find a variety of quality manufactured hats, which range from the price of 30 US dollars. to an incredible amount of US $ 5,000, depending on the straw shawl, a duck, and the production process.