When people think of cigars, Cuba frequently comes to mind, but in fact, the largest collection of buildings related to the cigar industry in the world are probably in Ybor City, Florida, noted the National Park Service (NPS) when it named the district a National Historic Landmark in 1990.

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The move comes after Cuba eased travel restrictions for its citizens.

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"The 'Habanera' comes from the folklore of Cuba, " she says.

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More than one million people had been evacuated in different parts of Cuba and this is a major hurricane now, been downgraded but still dangerous, that comes only eight days after we had Gustav, a category four hurricane devastating the Western part of Cuba.

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So it comes as little surprise that, after explorations into pre-Castro Cuba with the brilliant Buena Vista Social Club and Mambo Sinuendo, Cooder has shifted his focus once again.

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