The hats became ubiquitous worldwide. In 1855, Napoleon III received one as a gift and purportedly wore it everywhere. In 1898, the United States sent 50,000 Panama-hatted soldiers to the Caribbean to ...

The pinta’o originated in the province of Coclé southwest of Panama City, where the hats are still made today. Gabriel Bouys/Getty Images The Panama hat is infamously misnamed. The handmade ...

[PHOTOS] Panama hats, walking sticks and blessings! Ruto joins PS Belio’s son’s pre-wedding in Karen advertisement ...

Brent Black sells Panama hats that take 1,000 hours to make, about the same amount of work to pay for them, and all but float off your head. BTW: They don't come from Panama.

Pack one of the season’s natty takes on the classic Panama hat for portable shade during warm-weather winter getaways.

Intrigued, I began researching the hats, made a trip to Ecuador — where all true Panama hats are woven — and discovered this curious, and gently anachronistic world of the hat weavers of ...

Find out when and where to watch the U.S. Men's National Team take on Panama in the semifinals of the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup for free if you don't have cable.

Voices Panama is rather gorgeous, but keep it under your hat I didn’t know much about the country before I arrived. The canal, General Noriega and that man who faked his death in a canoe ...

Despite their name, Panama hats are actually made in Ecuador. The few remaining master weavers get little recognition -- and even less money -- for headwear that can be sold for thousands of ...