Like ants on the carcass of a dead animal. That was the thought that went through my mind more than once as I watched the large number of members of various groups walk around, into and through the El Laguito factory, where Cohiba cigars are produced. When I got there for a tour, there looked to be more than 200 people on the premise, and it got a little ridiculous at times to see anything without someone either in the way, taking a photograph, or tripping over something. The factory itself is actually named after a small pond in the area, and is a converted mansion that once housed a cigar rolling school for women in the 1960s. The mansion is part of a bigger complex of buildings, and sits on top of a small hill and features marble columns and stained glass windows, and is surrounded by both palm trees as well as copious amounts of landscaping. The main building has obviously been refinished recently, and is quite impressive when seen for the first time. Walking into the front door, there is a massive staircase directly in front of you sporting a large Cohiba logo, along with rooms on ...
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