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Traveling Cuba: The Valley Of Tobacco - UNTIE THE LINES II #50
4 October 2016 · 14 min · 51K views · Viñales
What this video covers
Nike and Ama travel to Viñales, Cuba, staying in a local Casa Particular for 20 CUC per night plus 5 CUC for breakfast.0:26 The region features karst mountain formations created by subterranean water erosion.0:44 During a visit to a local tobacco farm, a farmer explains the cultivation process: tobacco plants grow for three to four months before harvesting, followed by a three-month drying period.6:48 Farmers must surrender 90% of their production to the state.7:16 The remaining 10% is processed using honey, lemon, pomelo, and rum, then stored in Palma Real palm leaf packages for five to six months to cure.7:33 The pair attempts a four-kilometer hike to the Mural de la Prehistoria near the Las Hermanitas mountain range.8:47 Despite confusing trail junctions and local warnings about the difficulty of navigating the area without a guide, they locate a cave system before reaching the mural.11:35 They return to town by horse carriage.13:32
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