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20-21 July: Panama hat Mission to Monticristi
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Jan 24, 2006 - Sep 21, 2006
Headed to Monticristi with Tim to shop for a famous monticristi (or "Panam") hat. After reading in the lonely planet that you can pick up a super-fino (super fine tightly woven straw hat that takes about a month to make) for US$100 we were ready to pick up a bargain. In reality, the lowest price offered for superfinos was about US$350... finos were going for abour $150 but after seeing a super-fino, there's no way you can settle for a ordinary fino! Was all a bit much for something that i'd p...
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