Author 'Hiedra98' (Id 190212 ) : In Cuba, the tobacco crop starts in the month of march and will continue until may. Here in Pinar del Rio, to the west of the island, the region most famous for the manufacture of Cohiba, Partagas and other Montecristo. The leaves, bound two by two, are dried for a few days in the open air, and then will be suspended for 50 days in the hangars very airy as you can see in the background. To have a ground very light, the fields are ploughed with the plough to the oxen.