March, 2012

Cuban Cigars Still Being Enjoyed In The States

In these days of the almost militant anti-smoking lobby and alternative smoking products such as electronic cigarettes you would think there would no longer be much of a market for illegal Cuban Cigars in the USA. In September 2010 President Obama extended the embargo which prohibits US citizens from trading in Cuban products such as [...]

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Will Nicaragua Become Another Cuba?

Nicaragua has had its fare share of political and economic upheavals and no shortage of US intervention.  Still etched in the memory of many North Americans is the Sandinista VS Contra war.  The US supported Contra movement propped up the Somoza dynasty for many years, until this finally gave way to a Sandinista Government led [...]

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Cuban Tobacco to the Rescue

If you’ve been to Cuba you know that their tobacco industry is the most robust in the world. Per acre crop density is higher here than anywhere else in the world. For islands smaller than most states it is astonishing that it produces what is considered the most exclusive and best tobacco in the world. [...]

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