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A participant in the competition for the longest ash is dizzied by the smoke of his cigar during the XVI Cuba Cigar festival, in Havana, Cuba, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014. Cigar enthusiasts from around the world come to Cuba during the annual Cigar Festival to visit tobacco farms and factories and savor new cigar brands. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa) ( APTOPIX Cuba Cigar festival )

A worker measures and puts cigars in boxes, on February 27, 2014 at the H. Upmann cigar factory in Havana. The production of Cuban cigars experienced an 8% growth in 2013 adding 447 million dollars to the Cuban economy. The XVI Havana Cigar Festival is running in Cuba with the presentation of the best Cuban cigars. (ALBERTO ROQUE/AFP/Getty Images) ( 527545334 )

A man works at La Corona cigars factory in Havana, Cuba, 27 February 2014. Participants in the XVI Habano Festival visited the factory as part of the festival activities before it's final day on 28 February 2014. (EPA/Alejandro Ernesto) ( CUBA TOBACCO )

A photo made available on 23 Febraury 2014 shows a group of workers as they collect tobacco leafs at San Juan y Martinez municipality, Pinar del Rio province in Cuba, on 21 February 2014. The XVI edition of the 'Festival of Havana Cigars' will start on 24 February 2014 in Havana as a homage to main Cuban tobacco and cigar brands such as 'Hoyo de Monterrey', 'Partagas' or 'Trinidad'. (EPA/ALEJANDRO ERNESTO) ( CUBA AGRICULTURE TOBACCO BUSINESS )

Cuban workers harvest tobacco leaves, on February 25, 2014 in a plantation, on February 25, 2014 in the San Juan y Martinez municipality, Pinar del Rio province, Cuba. The production of Cuban cigars experienced an 8% growth in 2013 adding 447 million dollars to the Cuban economy. The XVI Havana Cigar Festival is running in Cuba with the presentation of the best Cuban cigars. (ALBERTO ROQUE/AFP/Getty Images) ( 527511353 )

The facade of the H. Upmann Cigar Factory of Havana, on February 27, 2014. The production of Cuban cigars experienced an 8% growth in 2013 adding 447 million dollars to the Cuban economy. The XVI Havana Cigar Festival is running in Cuba with the presentation of the best Cuban cigars. (ALBERTO ROQUE/AFP/Getty Images) ( 527547587 )

A worker smokes a cigar as he prepares tobacco leaves, on February 27, 2014 at the H. Upmann cigar factory in Havana. The production of Cuban cigars experienced an 8% growth in 2013 adding 447 million dollars to the Cuban economy. The XVI Havana Cigar Festival is running in Cuba with the presentation of the best Cuban cigars. (ALBERTO ROQUE/AFP/Getty Images) ( 527545306 )

An expert burns a tobacco leaf during the XVI Havana Cigar Festival, in the Cuban capital on February 27, 2014. The production of Cuban cigars experienced an 8% growth in 2013 adding 447 million dollars to the Cuban economy. The XVI Havana Cigar Festival is running in Cuba with the presentation of the best Cuban cigars. (ALBERTO ROQUE/AFP/Getty Images) ( 527553377 )

A man smokes a cigar during the contest for the longest ash, during the XVI Havana Cigar Festival, in the Cuban capital on February 27, 2014. The production of Cuban cigars experienced an 8% growth in 2013 adding 447 million dollars to the Cuban economy. The XVI Havana Cigar Festival is running in Cuba with the presentation of the best Cuban cigars. (ALBERTO ROQUE/AFP/Getty Images) ( 527553522 )

Cuban workers select tobacco leaves, on February 25, 2014 in a production house , on February 25, 2014 in the San Juan y Martinez municipality, Pinar del Rio province, Cuba. The production of Cuban cigars experienced an 8% growth in 2013 adding 447 million dollars to the Cuban economy. The XVI Havana Cigar Festival is running in Cuba with the presentation of the best Cuban cigars. (ALBERTO ROQUE/AFP/Getty Images) ( 527511526 )

A Cuban worker sprays tobacco leaves, on February 25, 2014 in a treatment house, on February 25, 2014 in the San Juan y Martinez municipality, Pinar del Rio province, Cuba. The production of Cuban cigars experienced an 8% growth in 2013 adding 447 million dollars to the Cuban economy. The XVI Havana Cigar Festival is running in Cuba with the presentation of the best Cuban cigars. (ALBERTO ROQUE/AFP/Getty Images) ( 527511444 )

Cuban workers harvest tobacco leaves, on February 25, 2014 in a plantation, on February 25, 2014 in the San Juan y Martinez municipality, Pinar del Rio province, Cuba. The production of Cuban cigars experienced an 8% growth in 2013 adding 447 million dollars to the Cuban economy. The XVI Havana Cigar Festival is running in Cuba with the presentation of the best Cuban cigars. (ALBERTO ROQUE/AFP/Getty Images) ( 527511320 )

A Cuban worker sews up together tobacco leaves, on February 25, 2014 in a plantation, on February 25, 2014 in the San Juan y Martinez municipality, Pinar del Rio province, Cuba. The production of Cuban cigars experienced an 8% growth in 2013 adding 447 million dollars to the Cuban economy. The XVI Havana Cigar Festival is running in Cuba with the presentation of the best Cuban cigars. (ALBERTO ROQUE/AFP/Getty Images) ( 527511403 )

A Cuban worker sews up together tobacco leaves, on February 25, 2014 in a plantation, on February 25, 2014 in the San Juan y Martinez municipality, Pinar del Rio province, Cuba. The production of Cuban cigars experienced an 8% growth in 2013 adding 447 million dollars to the Cuban economy. The XVI Havana Cigar Festival is running in Cuba with the presentation of the best Cuban cigars. (ALBERTO ROQUE/AFP/Getty Images) ( 527511422 )

Tourists watch as a worker makes cigars cigars, on February 27, 2014 during a guided visit to the H. Upmann cigar factory in Havana. The production of Cuban cigars experienced an 8% growth in 2013 adding 447 million dollars to the Cuban economy. The XVI Havana Cigar Festival is running in Cuba with the presentation of the best Cuban cigars. (ALBERTO ROQUE/AFP/Getty Images) ( 527544872 )

Cuban rollers make cigars, on February 27, 2014 at the H. Upmann cigar factory in Havana. The production of Cuban cigars experienced an 8% growth in 2013 adding 447 million dollars to the Cuban economy. The XVI Havana Cigar Festival is running in Cuba with the presentation of the best Cuban cigars. (ALBERTO ROQUE/AFP/Getty Images) ( 527546062 )

Employees prepare boxes of cigars, on February 27, 2014 at the H. Upmann cigar factory in Havana. The production of Cuban cigars experienced an 8% growth in 2013 adding 447 million dollars to the Cuban economy. The XVI Havana Cigar Festival is running in Cuba with the presentation of the best Cuban cigars. (ALBERTO ROQUE/AFP/Getty Images) ( 527546234 )

Cuban rollers make cigars, on February 27, 2014 at the H. Upmann cigar factory in Havana. The production of Cuban cigars experienced an 8% growth in 2013 adding 447 million dollars to the Cuban economy. The XVI Havana Cigar Festival is running in Cuba with the presentation of the best Cuban cigars. (ALBERTO ROQUE/AFP/Getty Images) ( 527546050 )

Cuban rollers make cigars, on February 27, 2014 at the H. Upmann cigar factory in Havana. The production of Cuban cigars experienced an 8% growth in 2013 adding 447 million dollars to the Cuban economy. The XVI Havana Cigar Festival is running in Cuba with the presentation of the best Cuban cigars. (ALBERTO ROQUE/AFP/Getty Images) ( 527546047 )

Workers put cigars in boxes, on February 27, 2014 at the H. Upmann cigar factory in Havana. The production of Cuban cigars experienced an 8% growth in 2013 adding 447 million dollars to the Cuban economy. The XVI Havana Cigar Festival is running in Cuba with the presentation of the best Cuban cigars. (ALBERTO ROQUE/AFP/Getty Images) ( 527545339 )

An employee prepares boxes of cigars, on February 27, 2014 at the H. Upmann cigar factory in Havana. The production of Cuban cigars experienced an 8% growth in 2013 adding 447 million dollars to the Cuban economy. The XVI Havana Cigar Festival is running in Cuba with the presentation of the best Cuban cigars. (ALBERTO ROQUE/AFP/Getty Images) ( 527546510 )

A woker inspects finished cigar boxes at the H. Upmann Cigar Factory in Havana on February 27, 2014. The production of Cuban cigars experienced an 8% growth in 2013 adding 447 million dollars to the Cuban economy. The XVI Havana Cigar Festival is running in Cuba with the presentation of the best Cuban cigars. (ALBERTO ROQUE/AFP/Getty Images) ( 527546769 )

A man observes several Cuban cigars during the opening of the commercial fair amid the XVI Cuban Cigar Festival in La Havana, Cuba, 24 February 2014. (EPA/Ernesto Mastrascusa) ( CUBA CIGARS )