John G. Macas, president and owner of a hat company that has kept Baltimoreans in fedoras, tweed caps and cream-colored Panamas for nearly 70 years, died Tuesday of heart failure. He was 72. Mr. Macas ...

Beijing, May 31 (EFE).Beijing, May 31 (EFE). — The Ecuadorian Embassy in China promoted Tuesday its typical Andean straw hats known in their country of origin as “toquillas” but called “Panama hats” ...

As every Ecuadorian worth their salt will tell you, famous Panama hat is actually Ecuador hat. The misplaced origin of one of the most famous head gear in history occurred in the 19 th century, when ...

Despite their name, Panama hats are not made in Panama -- they're are made in Ecuador, and are woven by hand from a plant called the toquilla palm. And the finest of these hats is actually woven in a ...

CUENCA, Ecuador (Reuters) - Ecuadoreans have mostly swallowed their chagrin and accepted that their most famous export will for evermore be known as the "Panama hat". The Ecuadorean hats used to be ...