Vuelta Abajo (or Vueltabajo, literally: The lower roundtrip) is a geographic region in the
Pinar del Río Province
Pinar del Río is one of the provinces of Cuba. It is at the western end of the island of Cuba.
Geography
The Pinar del Río province is Cuba's westernmost province and contains one of Cuba's three main mountain ranges, the Cordillera de Guanig ...
of
Cuba
Cuba ( , ), officially the Republic of Cuba ( es, República de Cuba, links=no ), is an island country comprising the island of Cuba, as well as Isla de la Juventud and several minor archipelagos. Cuba is located where the northern Caribbea ...
. It lies in the extreme western part of the island, bordered on the north by the
Sierra de los Órganos
Sierra de los Órganos () is a mountain range in the province of Pinar del Río, western Cuba. Along with the Sierra del Rosario, it is part of the Guaniguanico mountain range.
Geography
The ''Sierra'' is the western part of Guaniguanico and sp ...
mountains.
Vuelta Abajo
on EcuRed It is one of the five tobacco regions of Cuba.[Tobacco Regions of Cuba]
: rudimentary map and some additional infos at Habanos S.A. webpage[The five Tobacco Regions of Cuba]
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Overview
A great deal of tobacco
Tobacco is the common name of several plants in the genus '' Nicotiana'' of the family Solanaceae, and the general term for any product prepared from the cured leaves of these plants. More than 70 species of tobacco are known, but the ...
is grown in the region, and "Vuelta Abajo" can also refer to the high quality type of cigar tobacco from Pinar del Rio in general. The tobacco industry in this district dates from around 1830. The district itself is long and wide.
The tobacco grown in Vuelta Abajo is considered by many tobacco enthusiasts to be the best tobacco in the world. The Semi-Vuelta, Partido, Remedios and Oriente areas are the other main centres of production in Cuba.[
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References
External links
Vuelta Abajo
on EcuRed
Geography of Pinar del Río Province
Agriculture in Cuba
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