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A family factory that allows you to discover the whole process of making the famous panamas in Bécal
A must to discover the finesse of this craft: this family factory will allow you to discover the whole process of making the famous panamás . In the beautiful traditional patio, literally cluttered with plants, you are taught how the different qualities of hats are made. There are five, depending on the fineness of the fibers that are detached from the long leaves of the small jipi palm. Depending on its size and the time it takes to weave, the quality of the final product is multiplied and the price increases as you go along: a first quality hat (the least fine fiber, but already very nice) takes 2 days of work and costs $350, second quality one week of work ($750), third quality two weeks ($1,500), fourth quality about 20 days ($3,000) and finally the ultimate quality requires more than 25 days of work ($3,500). You will then have the opportunity to go down into the cave where they are woven since the work of the fibers requires a relatively high and constant humidity. Every family in the village has such a space, natural or artificial, under their house. Once the hat has been woven into a generic shape, it must be given its final form. The fresh, rounded hats are inserted into iron presses heated with wood, from which they emerge a few seconds later with their final shape. Not to be missed under any circumstances, if only to meet Doña Chary, the mistress of the place.
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