The province of Pinar del Rio to the west of Havana offers a wonderfully different experience from that found at the beach resorts. This is where Cuba's many tobacco and coffee plantations are clustered to benefit from the rich and fertile soil. A picturesque setting, with beautiful rivers and natural springs, the area is under conservation as an ecological biosphere. Largely untapped by tourism, the towns and villages along the undulating landscape retain all the charm of the classic 1950s time warp, with their horse-and-cart traffic and thatched-roof barns dotting the landscape. The population is devoted largely to the production of tobacco and it is said that the leaves rolled here account for the very best Cuban cigars. This is the place to visit a cigar factory!

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Sounds of Cuba


Visit our gift section to buy a copy of some of the finest tracks to leave Cuba, Hecho En Cuba is Latin music perfection from Cuba's greatest musical exports. All the characters propelled into the spotlight by the astonishing and ongoing Buena Vista Social Club phenomenon are represented on Hecho En Cuba, from Ibrahim Ferrer, Ruben Gonzalez, Compay Segundo to Omara Portuondo and Eliades Ochoa. Hecho En Cuba is Latin music perfection from Cuba's greatest musical exports.

All the characters propelled into the spotlight by the astonishing and ongoing Buena Vista Social Club phenomenon are represented on Hecho En Cuba, from Ibrahim Ferrer, Ruben Gonzalez, Compay Segundo to Omara Portuondo and Eliades Ochoa. Classic Cuban hits appear alongside several never before released tracks all recorded at Havana's famous Egrem Studios. Like the finest Cuban cigars, any album featuring members of the Buena Vista Social Club always comes with a guarantee of quality and authenticity and this new collection is no exception.