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Originating from Cuba, tobacco is grown and harvested in several regions of the island, particularly in Vueltabajo plantations, situated in the province of Pinar del Río. There is no doubt whatsoever that the best cigars in the world come from this area. The tobacco plant is very delicate; farming it requires great technique and experience. Selecting the best in all phases of the process is the plantation manager's basic emblem. In their opinion, the constant care that tobacco demands, starting from the preparation of the soil and going through to the packaging of the product, determines its quality. Cigars are provided with rings or bands, lithographic labels of a specific trade name, which represents their quality seal. Vistas, true works of art, are the leaves placed in with the cigars for the purposes of protection once the box is opened. There are thousands of cigar band enthusiasts in the world who passionately collect these valuable examples of this ancient Cuban art. The city of Pinar del Río celebrates a Cigar Fiesta every year in honour of the cigar's importance in the economic, social and cultural development of the country. This provides an exclusive opportunity to learn the secrets stored by this historic crop and to establish strong contacts among people from the scientific and business worlds or with experts in the sphere of tobacco. Source: Guerrillero Newspaper Electronic Edition
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