CUENCA, Ecuador — The cool breeze in Cuenca, a city nuzzled in the Ecuadorian Andes at 8,000 feet elevation, blows through its cobblestone streets, rustling the skirts of indigenous women who ...

Los Angeles-based milliner Gabriela Goldbaum is setting out to preserve the Ecuadorian Panama hat with her company, Valdez.Creating jobs for nearly 500 Ecuadorian women thus far, the designer is ...

Pile is a community of craftsmen and fishermen located in the Manabi coast, 40 kilometers [25 miles] from Montecristi, where the main activity is the weaving of toquilla palm hats. […] It currently ...

Ecuador's women farmers reap rewards of joint work. Published. 28 November 2011. Share. close panel. ... As Fabiola Quishpe stands in a field wearing a bright red shawl and black hat, ...

With her hat company, Valdez, Gabriela Goldbaum has created jobs for nearly 500 Ecuadorian women. ... Ecuadorian artisans make hats for Gabriela Goldbaum’s brand, Valdez. Photo courtesy Valdez. 2.