Authentic Montecristi Toquilla Straw Hat

Montecristi, is a parish with history and traditions. With his historical figure such as General Eloy Alfaro Delgado, who was President of the Republic of Ecuador, who was known at that time as the Old fighter, his parents were the Spanish Manual Alfaro and Doña Natividad Delgado Montecristi woman, who were the first exporters towards Panama, North America and Europe one of the high revolutionaries of Our Country Ecuador. Some of his remains rest in the museum of Ciudad Alfaro de Montecristi. In Manabí Montecristi there are around several beaches and one of our beaches is San José, a beautiful spa, overlooking the sea.
We also have our Minor Basilica of the Virgin of Monserrat, Venerated by all, very Miraculous, many parishioners admire her Faith, that every year they come to venerate her.

The Montecristi hat

Its world-renowned crafts, especially the famous Toquilla Straw hats, made by hand, with their soft texture, fine a luxury, a true work of art, to wear on all occasions, famous by the Montecristense people, who weave this beautiful tradition, of the finest hats, we have Pile, the Pampas, Montecristi, we should use our fine and elegant hats, this famous hat, known as Panama Hat, reached its fame when President Roosevelt gave him a famous hat to wear from , from that moment they called it Panamanian Hat, but in reality it is Montecristi Hat.