Vuelta Abajo tobacco-growing region
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The Vuelta Abajo tobacco-growing region is a renowned area in western Cuba famous for producing some of the world’s finest cigar tobacco.
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
agricultural region
ⓘ
tobacco-growing region ⓘ |
| agriculturalPractice | traditional tobacco curing barns (casas de tabaco) ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Cuban cigar industry
ⓘ
Habanos cigars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate |
humid
ⓘ
warm subtropical ⓘ |
| comparedWith | other famous cigar regions such as Dominican Republic and Nicaragua ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Cuba ⓘ |
| cultivationMethod |
shade-grown tobacco (for some plots)
ⓘ
sun-grown tobacco (for some plots) ⓘ |
| economicImportance | major tobacco-producing area of Cuba ⓘ |
| exportsTo | international cigar markets ⓘ |
| famousFor | combination of soil, climate, and tradition ideal for cigar tobacco ⓘ |
| hasReputationIn | global cigar culture ⓘ |
| hasSubregion |
San Juan y Martínez
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
San Luis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hemisphere | Northern Hemisphere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | one of the oldest tobacco-growing areas in Cuba ⓘ |
| knownFor |
high-quality cigar tobacco
ⓘ
premium cigar binder leaves ⓘ premium cigar filler leaves ⓘ premium cigar wrapper leaves ⓘ |
| language | Spanish ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Pinar del Río Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
western Cuba ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Isla de Cuba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Cuban tobacco regions ⓘ |
| primaryCrop | tobacco ⓘ |
| productForm | cigar leaf tobacco ⓘ |
| reputation | produces some of the world’s finest cigar tobacco ⓘ |
| soilType |
fertile
ⓘ
well-drained ⓘ |
| supportsIndustry | Cuban premium cigar exports ⓘ |
| tobaccoType | Cuban black tobacco ⓘ |
| tobaccoUse |
fillers for many top-tier Cuban cigar brands
ⓘ
wrappers for many top-tier Cuban cigar brands ⓘ |
| usedFor | handmade premium cigars ⓘ |
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