The possible demise of the 47-year-old US embargo against Cuba has stirred up a fight among cigar makers for the rights to market "the forbidden fruit" of tobacco.
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601109&sid=ae9up7eu4TpI
While cigar lovers patiently await the arrival of outlandishly priced Cohibas, etc...street-wise Cuba visitors know that you can smoke real Cuban tobacco...for only 1 peso ($.04) apiece!
These cigars are made of left-overs from the island's famous tobacco factories...and available in all bars... throughout the island.
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