South America, Ecuador, Manta.

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South America, Ecuador, Manta. Small town of El Aromo where the raw material, straw aka Paja Toquilla, is processed to make the world famous Panama hat. Straw drying after cleaning.

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Size: 5100px × 3414px
Location: Central America, Ecuador
Photo credit: © Cindy Miller Hopkins / Danita Delimont, Agent / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

Keywords: america, american, aromo, attraction, central, dry, drying, ecuador, el, everyday, famous, hang, hanging, latin, life, manta, paja, panama, port, sight, sightseeing, south, straw, toquilla, tourism, travel