According to the La Republica newspaper, edited in Colombia, the cigars from the Dominican Republic have reached an extraordinary place in the international arena.
In an extensive report, the newspaper highlights that with approximately 220 million cigars produced each year, the Dominican Republic is the main exporter in the world, above countries such as Nicaragua, Cuba and Honduras, with exports each year of 170 million, 90 million and 70 million, respectively.
The report states that the fame of Dominican cigars is well established, given that the producers, especially in the Cibao Valley, have been working with the tobacco leaves for more than a century.
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La Republica
7 December 2017
