El festival del tabaco en Cuba

A woman smokes a cigar during the contest for the longest ash, during the XVI Havana Cigar Festival, in the Cuban capital on February 27, 2014. The production of Cuban cigars experienced an 8% growth in 2013 adding 447 million dollars to the Cuban economy. The XVI Havana Cigar Festival is running in Cuba with the presentation of the best Cuban cigars. AFP PHOTO/ADALBERTO ROQUE

Cuban workers harvest tobacco leaves, on February 25, 2014 in a plantation, on February 25, 2014 in the San Juan y Martinez municipality, Pinar del Rio province, Cuba. The production of Cuban cigars experienced an 8% growth in 2013 adding 447 million dollars to the Cuban economy. The XVI Havana Cigar Festival is running in Cuba with the presentation of the best Cuban cigars. AFP PHOTO/ADALBERTO ROQUE

A Cuban worker stores tobacco leaves, on February 25, 2014 in a treatment house, on February 25, 2014 in the San Juan y Martinez municipality, Pinar del Rio province, Cuba. The production of Cuban cigars experienced an 8% growth in 2013 adding 447 million dollars to the Cuban economy. The XVI Havana Cigar Festival is running in Cuba with the presentation of the best Cuban cigars. AFP PHOTO/ADALBERTO ROQUE

A Cuban worker sprays tobacco leaves, on February 25, 2014 in a treatment house, on February 25, 2014 in the San Juan y Martinez municipality, Pinar del Rio province, Cuba. The production of Cuban cigars experienced an 8% growth in 2013 adding 447 million dollars to the Cuban economy. The XVI Havana Cigar Festival is running in Cuba with the presentation of the best Cuban cigars. AFP PHOTO/ADALBERTO ROQUE

Tourists smoke Cuban cigars, on February 27, 2014 during a guided visit to the H. Upmann cigar factory in Havana. The production of Cuban cigars experienced an 8% growth in 2013 adding 447 million dollars to the Cuban economy. The XVI Havana Cigar Festival is running in Cuba with the presentation of the best Cuban cigars. AFP PHOTO/ADALBERTO ROQUE

A tourist smokes a Cuban cigar, on February 27, 2014 during a guided visit to the H. Upmann cigar factory in Havana. The production of Cuban cigars experienced an 8% growth in 2013 adding 447 million dollars to the Cuban economy. The XVI Havana Cigar Festival is running in Cuba with the presentation of the best Cuban cigars. AFP PHOTO/ADALBERTO ROQUE

A worker smokes a cigar as he prepares tobacco leaves, on February 27, 2014 at the H. Upmann cigar factory in Havana. The production of Cuban cigars experienced an 8% growth in 2013 adding 447 million dollars to the Cuban economy. The XVI Havana Cigar Festival is running in Cuba with the presentation of the best Cuban cigars. AFP PHOTO/ADALBERTO ROQUE

Cuban rollers make cigars, on February 27, 2014 at the H. Upmann cigar factory in Havana. The production of Cuban cigars experienced an 8% growth in 2013 adding 447 million dollars to the Cuban economy. The XVI Havana Cigar Festival is running in Cuba with the presentation of the best Cuban cigars. AFP PHOTO/ADALBERTO ROQUE

A Cuban roller selects cigars, on February 27, 2014 at the H. Upmann cigar factory in Havana. The production of Cuban cigars experienced an 8% growth in 2013 adding 447 million dollars to the Cuban economy. The XVI Havana Cigar Festival is running in Cuba with the presentation of the best Cuban cigars. AFP PHOTO/ADALBERTO ROQUE

The facade of the H. Upmann Cigar Factory of Havana, on February 27, 2014. The production of Cuban cigars experienced an 8% growth in 2013 adding 447 million dollars to the Cuban economy. The XVI Havana Cigar Festival is running in Cuba with the presentation of the best Cuban cigars. AFP PHOTO/ADALBERTO ROQUE

An expert burns a tobacco leaf during the XVI Havana Cigar Festival, in the Cuban capital on February 27, 2014. The production of Cuban cigars experienced an 8% growth in 2013 adding 447 million dollars to the Cuban economy. The XVI Havana Cigar Festival is running in Cuba with the presentation of the best Cuban cigars. AFP PHOTO/ADALBERTO ROQUE

A woman smokes a cigar during the XVI Havana Cigar Festival in Havana on February 27, 2014. The production of Cuban cigars experienced an 8% growth in 2013 adding 447 million dollars to the Cuban economy. The XVI Havana Cigar Festival is running in Cuba with the presentation of the best Cuban cigars. AFP PHOTO/ADALBERTO ROQUE

A man looks at his cigar during the contest for the longest ash, during the XVI Havana Cigar Festival, in the Cuban capital on February 27, 2014. The production of Cuban cigars experienced an 8% growth in 2013 adding 447 million dollars to the Cuban economy. The XVI Havana Cigar Festival is running in Cuba with the presentation of the best Cuban cigars. AFP PHOTO/ADALBERTO ROQUE

A woman smokes a cigar during the contest for the longest ash, during the XVI Havana Cigar Festival, in the Cuban capital on February 27, 2014. The production of Cuban cigars experienced an 8% growth in 2013 adding 447 million dollars to the Cuban economy. The XVI Havana Cigar Festival is running in Cuba with the presentation of the best Cuban cigars. AFP PHOTO/ADALBERTO ROQUE

A woman smokes a cigar during the contest for the longest ash, during the XVI Havana Cigar Festival, in the Cuban capital on February 27, 2014. The production of Cuban cigars experienced an 8% growth in 2013 adding 447 million dollars to the Cuban economy. The XVI Havana Cigar Festival is running in Cuba with the presentation of the best Cuban cigars. AFP PHOTO/ADALBERTO ROQUE