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Cigar shapes of the most famous Cuban cigar brand known as Cohiba will be honored and tasted by cigar lovers from 60 countries around the world during the upcoming 12th Habano Festival, scheduled to take place from February 22nd through the 26th in Havana.

Cuba ranks ninth among Latin American tourist destinations, according to Cuban expert Miguel Alejandro Figueras.

Cuban farmers that grow Guayabita del Pinar, a rare fruit from which a famous local rum is made, celebrated its 15th festival after recording an excellent harvest this past 2009.

Cuban authorities opened a 39-mile road in the strategic peninsula of Guanahacabibes, in the country's western area that will benefit tourism development and national security plans.

Relics of local architecture of homes at Viñales Valley are now being kept in their original appearance through an emergent program to preserve the charms of that Cuban landscape, Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

Pinar painter Pedro Blanco Aroche, renowned exponent of Naïf art in the country is preparing an international exhibition of erotic art in Paris, along with other Cuban painters.

Film critic, essayist and scriptwriter Jose Alberto Lezcano is the author of El actor de cine: arte, mito y realidad (Movie actor: art, myth and reality) the first film dictionary published in Cuba, to be launched in the 19th International Book Fair of Havana.

Sancti Spiritus visits Granma at Wilfredo Pagés stadium today. It means that Yuliesky Gourriel and Alfredo Despaigne will be face to face in a match that could wake them up offensively speaking.

The first ecology workshop of orchid populations: Vanguard tools, will take place from January 19-24 at Guanahacabibes peninsula visiting centre, with the participation of 21 specialists from nine countries and 13 Cubans.

Cuban enterprise Cubatabaco recently won a court order forbidding the American Company “General  Cigar” to continue using the COHIBA label in that country for its product.

The Maria la Gorda Scuba Diving International Centre and supply to vessels are priorities right now in the tourist development of the Guanahacabibes peninsula, a Biosphere Reserve.

The Project Schools against Hurricanes is sponsored by musicians from Europe and Cuba as well as the Unicef.

With around 26 million poles collected, Pinar del Río concludes Sunday the present tobacco leaf harvest, which according to specialists would yield over 263 quintals per caballeria.

Favored Santiago de Cuba is in the tough position, the team must win four of five games to make it to the Eastern Division semifinals of the Cuban Baseball Playoffs.

The Cork Palm was declared National Monument in 1989. Today it can be found at Soroa Orchid Garden and at the local botanical garden.