The Cuban Cigar King Sets His Sights on America

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Indira Lakshmanan

Willem Marx

Harvesting Operations At The Alejandro Robaina Tobacco Plantation

Cuban Cigar Patriarch

A Raw Deal for Cuba's Best Tobacco Grower

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Australia

Americas

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Two hours west of Havana, down a rutted dirt road and beyond the rusting gate, lies the humble secret to the mystique of Cuban cigars.

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