Tag Archives: Pancho Cuba

Cuba May 2019 – Visiting the Farms Or Back To The Roots

9 Jun

The cover picture of this report means a lot to me. It is from February 2010 and we had just arrived at Pancho Cuba’s tobacco farm an hour after a torrential rainstorm and strong wind gusts had destroyed most of the Tapado or covered wrapper harvest crop. The guajiros were desperate, the harvest was basically Read more…

2011/03 – Cuba 2011 – Viñales – Vuelta Abajo – Trinidad

11 Mar

  Jimmy at Pancho Cuba At Pancho Cuba With Pancho Cuba With Pancho Cuba Viñales – Vuelta Abajo – Trinidad We suffered through yet another breakfast disaster at Los Jazmines ( no bread the manager shrugged) but the hard boiled eggs were good. Again, a café con leche and a Charlotte at the bar would be a Read more…

2010/03 – XII Festival del Habano – Visit to Pancho Cuba / Vegas Robaina

9 Mar

  At Pancho Cuba’s Farm – Photo : Nino Munoz At Robaina’s Visit to Pancho Cuba – Vegas Robaina Miserable weather, gray, cold, torrential rains. Even the Cubans start worrying about global weather trends. I was looking forward to visit Pancho Cuba’s farm for the first time. When we arrived a freak wind gusting up to Read more…