Cuba to Host Int’l Symposium on the Habano Cigar

(cubaheadlines.com) More than one hundred researchers, museologists, collectors, journalists, and artists will participate in the Fourth International Symposium Habana-Habanos 2011 scheduled for the Cuban capital from Tuesday, July 5, through Thursday, July 7.
Zoe Nocedo, director of the Cigar Museum of Old Havana and president of the event’s organizing committee, told Prensa Latina news agency that participants will learn and share experiences on the history of the habano cigar, markets, brands, design of vitolas, marketing, and other aspects.
Another purpose, she added, is to join efforts linked to the culture of cigars in order to prepare development projects. Continued

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