| Cuba may seem like the country to which the cigar | | | | known as "Cigar Country" and leaving stogie lovers |
| industry belongs, with citizens stopping just short of | | | | everywhere to search for their passports, book their |
| saluting a Havana Sun Grown instead of a flag. | | | | flights, and come to a place that captures the true |
| However, Cuba is not the only country with this | | | | culture and essence of tobacco. |
| distinction; it's not the sole place on an atlas known | | | | |
| for putting cigars on the map. Lying east of Cuba is | | | | Bent on a history of instable organization, ruled by |
| another nation known to be smoking hot when it | | | | military government and dictators, the Dominican |
| comes to the world of cigars: The Dominican | | | | Republic is a nation possessing the burdens of |
| Republic. | | | | economic hardships. From recessions, to inflation, |
| | | | from trade deficits to fraud, the citizens of the |
| The Dominican Republic, fittingly discovered by Mr. | | | | Dominican Republic have seen more economic turmoil |
| Cigar himself, Christopher Columbus, is the largest | | | | than most. |
| producer of cigars in the entire world, making it | | | | |