Cuba Cigar Festival

Agencies Published February 27, 2013
A man lights a cigar during the inauguration of the 15th Cigar Festival in Havana, Cuba, Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013. Cigar enthusiasts from around the world come to Cuba during the annual celebration to visit tobacco farms and factories and savor new cigar brands. ? AP Photo
A man lights a cigar during the inauguration of the 15th Cigar Festival in Havana, Cuba, Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013. Cigar enthusiasts from around the world come to Cuba during the annual celebration to visit tobacco farms and factories and savor new cigar brands. ? AP Photo
In this Monday, Feb. 25, 2013 photo, farmer Eulogio Montesino, 52, checks tobacco leaves in the western province of Pinar del Rio, Cuba. Cigar enthusiasts from around the world come to Cuba during the Cigar Festival annual celebration to visit tobacco farms and factories and savor new cigar brands.? AP Photo
In this Monday, Feb. 25, 2013 photo, farmer Eulogio Montesino, 52, checks tobacco leaves in the western province of Pinar del Rio, Cuba. Cigar enthusiasts from around the world come to Cuba during the Cigar Festival annual celebration to visit tobacco farms and factories and savor new cigar brands.? AP Photo
A bronze statue depicting Cuba's leader Fidel Castro smoking, made by the Cuban artist Ernesto Milanes, background, is seen during the inauguration of the 15th Cigar Festival in Havana, Cuba, Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013. Cigar enthusiasts from around the world come to Cuba during the annual celebration to visit tobacco farms and factories and savor new cigar brands. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
A bronze statue depicting Cuba's leader Fidel Castro smoking, made by the Cuban artist Ernesto Milanes, background, is seen during the inauguration of the 15th Cigar Festival in Havana, Cuba, Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013. Cigar enthusiasts from around the world come to Cuba during the annual celebration to visit tobacco farms and factories and savor new cigar brands. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
In this Monday, Feb. 25, 2013 photo, farmer Pupy Becerra, 62, checks tobacco leaves in the western province of Pinar del Rio, Cuba. Cigar enthusiasts from around the world come to Cuba during the annual celebration to visit tobacco farms and factories and savor new cigar brands. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
In this Monday, Feb. 25, 2013 photo, farmer Pupy Becerra, 62, checks tobacco leaves in the western province of Pinar del Rio, Cuba. Cigar enthusiasts from around the world come to Cuba during the annual celebration to visit tobacco farms and factories and savor new cigar brands. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
In this Monday, Feb. 25, 2013 photo, women work on tobacco leaves at a warehouse in the western province of Pinar del Rio, Cuba. Cigar enthusiasts from around the world come to Cuba during the annual celebration to visit tobacco farms and factories and savor new cigar brands. ? AP Photo
In this Monday, Feb. 25, 2013 photo, women work on tobacco leaves at a warehouse in the western province of Pinar del Rio, Cuba. Cigar enthusiasts from around the world come to Cuba during the annual celebration to visit tobacco farms and factories and savor new cigar brands. ? AP Photo
In this Monday, Feb. 25, 2013 photo, farmers carry tobacco leaves in the western province of Pinar del Rio, Cuba. Cigar enthusiasts from around the world come to Cuba during the annual celebration to visit tobacco farms and factories and savor new cigar brands. ? AP Photo
In this Monday, Feb. 25, 2013 photo, farmers carry tobacco leaves in the western province of Pinar del Rio, Cuba. Cigar enthusiasts from around the world come to Cuba during the annual celebration to visit tobacco farms and factories and savor new cigar brands. ? AP Photo
A worker rolls a cigar during the inauguration of the 15th Cigar Festival in Havana, Cuba, Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013. Cigar enthusiasts from around the world come to Cuba during the annual celebration to visit tobacco farms and factories and savor new cigar brands. ? AP Photo
A worker rolls a cigar during the inauguration of the 15th Cigar Festival in Havana, Cuba, Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013. Cigar enthusiasts from around the world come to Cuba during the annual celebration to visit tobacco farms and factories and savor new cigar brands. ? AP Photo
In this Monday, Feb. 25, 2013 photo, farmer Jose Correa, 84, works at a tobacco field in the western province of Pinar del Rio, Cuba. Cigar enthusiasts from around the world come to Cuba during the Cigar Festival annual celebration to visit tobacco farms and factories and savor new cigar brands. ? AP Photo
In this Monday, Feb. 25, 2013 photo, farmer Jose Correa, 84, works at a tobacco field in the western province of Pinar del Rio, Cuba. Cigar enthusiasts from around the world come to Cuba during the Cigar Festival annual celebration to visit tobacco farms and factories and savor new cigar brands. ? AP Photo

Cigar enthusiasts from around the world come to Cuba during the Cigar Festival annual celebration to visit tobacco farms and factories and savor new cigar brands. — Photos and Text by AP

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