Havana - A city of cigars

Updated:2012-03-15 13:48

(Agencies)

Havana - A city of cigars

A worker sorts cigars at the Cohiba factory in Havana March 1, 2012. Cuban cigar sales jumped 9 percent to $401 million in 2011 as spending on luxury items increased in countries with stronger economies, Cuban cigar executives said. They said smokers in China, the Middle East, Russia and Brazil helped overcome declining sales in economically troubled Spain and Greece. Still, Spain held on to its position as the top consumer of what are generally considered the world's best cigars. [Photo/Agencies]