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	Pinar del Rio
		Pinar del Rio was founded in 1774 by a Spanish general captain.
	www.alovelyworld.com /webcuba/htmgb/pinar.htm

	VIRTOURIST.COM: Pinar del Rio Photo Index
		Pinar del Rio, The gallery, the flag and waiting for the start.
		Pinar del Rio, The stone house in Las Virgenes.
		Pinar del Rio, The rich red earth of the valleys.
	www.virtourist.com /america/pinardelrio/phototxt.htm

	Pinar del Río - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It is the capital of Pinar del Río Province.
		Pinar del Río is a city in Cuba.
		A special local treat is Guayabita del Pinar, an exquisite guava liqueur unique to this area.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pinar_del_R%C3%ADo (209 words)

	Destinations in Cuba: Pinar del R�o
		Pinar del R�o, a land of virgin nature, treasures from aboriginal cultures and the birthplace of tobacco, also has many valuable facilities that can contribute the necessary knowledge of the region's history.
		Pinar del R�o is located at the west end of the country.
		The Guanacahabibes Peninsula, in Cuba's westernmost province, Pinar del R�o, has become a major destination for ecological tourism, due to its unique natural wealth and its well-preserved natural resources.
	www.dtcuba.com /eng/cuba_destinos.asp?cod=2 (209 words)

	Pinar del R�o Province - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The province relies almost entirely on tobacco farming, with Pinar del R�o producing 70% of Cuba's crop, used to make the cigars that are so prized overseas.
		Pinar del R�o is one of the provinces of Cuba.
		The Pinar del R�o province contains one of Cuba's three main mountain ranges, the
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pinar_del_R�o_Province (209 words)

	Pinar del Rio, Vinales, Soroa Cuba - Meet Pinar del Rio, Vinales, Soroa Cuba with us
		Pinar del Rio, Vinales, Soroa Cuba - Meet Pinar del Rio, Vinales, Soroa Cuba with us
		The province of Pinar del Rio has the deserved reputation of being the most beautiful in Cuba, it is also the region where the country's, and arguably the world's, finest tobacco is grown.
		One of the characteristics that makes Pinar del Rio different of the rest of the Cuba is the preponderance of fertile valleys, called hoyos, and the mogotes which much are essentially flat-topped buttes made of limestone and peppered by caverns and subterranean rivers.
	www.supercubatravel.com /destinations/pinardelrio.asp (209 words)

	Facts about topic: (Pinar del Río Province)
		Pinar del Río is one of the provinces of Cuba (additional info and facts about provinces of Cuba).
		The province relies almost entirely on tobacco (Leaves of the tobacco plant dried and prepared for smoking or ingestion) farming, with Pinar del Río producing 70% of Cuba's crop, used to make the cigar (A roll of tobacco for smoking) s that are so prized overseas.
		The Pinar del Río province contains one of Cuba's three main mountain range (A series of hills or mountains) s, the Cordillera de Guaniguanico, divided into the easterly Sierra del Rosario and the westerly Sierra de los Organos.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/p/pi/pinar_del_r%edo_province.htm (234 words)

	AP Spanish Online: Pinar del Río, Villa Clara y Santiago de Cuba pasan a semifinales@ HighBeam Research
		Pinar del Ro, Villa Clara y Santiago de Cuba avanzaron a la ronda semifinal del campeonato cubano de bisbol, mientras que Sancti Spritus e Industriales dirimirn la otra plaza en un quinto encuentro.
		Pinar del Ro, lder de la zona occidental en la fase preliminar con foja de 57-33, no dej margen a la sorpresa y barri 3-0 su serie con Isla de la Juventud.
		Pinar del Río, Villa Clara y Santiago de Cuba pasan a semifinales
	www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1P1:92502031&refid=ip_encyclopedia_hf (233 words)

	Pinar Del Rio Hotels, Pinar Del Rio, Cuba
		Pinar Del Rio Hotels, Pinar Del Rio, Cuba
		The Islazul Pinar del R�o hotel is a very good option for those who want to meet the city.
		There are keys at the north and at the south of Pinar del Rio with beautiful and warm transparent water: Cayo Levisa and Cayo Largo.
	www.cuba.tc /cupinardelrio.html (233 words)

	Vinales Vinales Pinar del Rio, travel information
		Vinales offers numbers of a clean, stylish, small hotels located across province Pinar del Rio lies in the heart of Sierra del Rosario.
		The famous Vinales Valley is outstanding as a symbol among the natural blessing bestowed upon Pinar del Rio region.
		Few landscapes in Cuba are naturally as beautiful as Vinales, province of Pinar del Rio.
	www.cubasun.net /vinales.html (233 words)

	N�utica de Cuba. General information: Pinar del R�o Province
		In Pinar del R�o' westernmost side, at the very border of the island lies Guanahacabibes Pen�nsula with a National Park named after the region.
		Abra del Anc�n, Sierra del Infierno, Valle de las Dos Hermanas, Hoyo de Jaruco y Valle San Vicente, add to the world's best tobacco plantations, the Botanical Garden of Caridad and Los Acu�ticos farmer's community, whose inhabitants cure their illnesses with water.
		Located in the eastern border of Guaniguanico's mountain range, Sierra del Rosario, a biosphere reserve, bears 800 plant species, out of which 34 percent are indigenous to the island.
	www.nautica.cu /fijas1/datospinar1.htm (233 words)

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		Pinar del Río is located at the west end of the country.
		Cueva del Indio (Cave of the Indian), crossed by the San Juan River (navigable), and the cave of Juan Miguel, both of them located nearby.
		One of the most interesting green routes that calls the attention of visitors is the Aquatic one, which stretches from Sierra del Infierno (settlement of a peasant community that pays tribute to water, attributing curative properties to it) up to the Valley of Dos Hermanas.
	www.ecubatravel.com /www/vt/pwg_10-26-2004/destiny.asp?ID=11 (381 words)

	Excite UK - Travel - Caribbean - Cuba - Resorts and Excursions
		The town of Pinar del Río should be explored in its own right, and is home to several cigar factories that are open to the public.
		The tobacco plantations at Vuelta Abajo, a short distance southwest of Pinar del Río can also be visited during the growing season from December to April.
		Overlooking the neighbouring Plaza de Armas is the Museo de la Ciudad and the recently opened Palacio del Segundo Cabo, former residence of the Captains General, which boasts wonderful rooftop views.
	www.excite.co.uk /travel/guides/caribbean/cuba/ResortsExcursions (1768 words)

	Pinar del Rio on Encyclopedia.com
		Tobacco is grown in the province of Pinar del Rio in Cuba.
		The traditional industry of Pinar del Rio, Cuba's poorest province, is the growing of tobacco, which is cultivated in the Vuelta Abajo region and is among the world's best.
		Cuban society is in its "terminal phase" with a deteriorating economic and political situation, says Dagoberto Valdes Hernandez, director of the Center of Civic and Religious Formation of the diocese of Pinar del Rio,...
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/P/Pinardelprov.asp (643 words)

	GRANMA INTERNAtIONAL DIGITAL, CUBA ENGLISH
		THE teams from Santiago de Cuba and Pinar del Río have both made a tremendous impression with an average of 5-1 at the end of the national baseball series’ opening week.
		Representing the western zone, Pinar del Río in Group “A”, had just one hitch in their second encounter against Holguín, whilst finishing gracefully against Granma, 3-0.
	www.granma.cu /ingles/2003/diciembre03/vier5/48beisbol.html (558 words)

	Cuba article - Cuba archipelago Caribbean Caribbean Gulf Mexico Atlantic Ocean United - What-Means.com
		The island consists mostly of flat to rolling plains, with more rugged hills and mountains primarily in the southeast and the highest point is the Pico Real del Turquino at 2,005 m.
		Important religious festivals include various days dedicated to the saints such as the "Virgen de la Caridad del Cobre" (the Virgin of Cobre, Cuba's patron saint, syncretised with Santería's Ochún) on September 8th, and San Lázaro (syncretised with Babalu Ayé), on December 17th.
		The unicameral Cuban parliament is the National Assembly of People's Power or Asamblea Nacional del Poder Popular.
	www.what-means.com /encyclopedia/Cuba (1671 words)

	Pinar del Rio, Cuba, pictures
		Pinar del R�o, city, western Cuba, capital of Pinar del R�o Province, near the foot of the Sierra de los �rganos.
		Pinar del Rio People - photo journals about Pinar del Rio
		World : Caribbean : Cuba : Pinar del Rio city >
	www.greatestcities.com /Caribbean/Cuba/Pinar_del_Rio_city.html (1671 words)

	FROM CUBA: NOTES FROM THE CIVIC MOVEMENT MAXIMO GOMEZ, IN PINAR DEL RIO
		PINAR DEL RIO, February 24, 1997.- The Maximo Gomez National Civic Movement wishes to extend to the families of the Brothers to the Rescue pilots, who became victims of the attack at the hands of the Cuban Air Force on February 24 of last year, our expression of sympathy.
		PINAR DEL RIO, February 24, 1997.- The families of inmates Attny.
		Victor Rolando Arroyo Carmona, vicecoordinator of the group Forum for Reform and Ernesto La O Ramos, delegate of the Maximo Gomez Civic Movement in San Juan Martinez, who are being held at Kilo 5 1/2 prison in Pinar del Rio, have been denied copies of their sentences.
	www.fiu.edu /~fcf/1prnmaxgomez.html (1671 words)

	Pinar del R�o - Travel to Cuba with Cubantravels.com
		Pinar del R�o - Travel to Cuba with Cubantravels.com
		An important agricultural province, Pinar del R�o is the main tobacco-growing region in the country, and its Vuelta Abajo area is where the best tobacco in the world is grown.
		It is the only province in the country that has two preserves of the biosphere: those of the Sierra del Rosario Mountain Range and the Guanahacabibes Peninsula.
	www.cubantravels.com /page.asp?hr_id=pr&language=EN (1671 words)

	Virtual Tour: 1.- Dawn breaks in Pinar del Rio.
		Virtual Tour: 1.- Dawn breaks in Pinar del Rio.
		If you agree with me that the place is both geography and people, both culture and monuments, then let's go on a tour of Pinar del Rio.
		This is a good place to introduce you to the Pinar del Rio district of Western Cuba.
	www.virtourist.com /america/pinardelrio/01.htm (1671 words)

	Casa Particular in Vinales, Pinar del Rio province, Cuba
		Casa Particular in Vinales, Pinar del Rio province, Cuba
		Whilst visiting Vi�ales and the surrounding area with two other friends, we stumbled across Maura and Erwin's casa purely by accident.
	www.geocities.com /moody_mojo/casa.html (1671 words)

	SCVC - Abstract
		Methods: The incidence, prevalence, some social factors and medical care aspects were registered in 1986 and 1996 among the children 5-15 years of the Pinar del Ro Province in Cuba.
	www.fac.org.ar /scvc/llave/abstract/tl279/tl279i.htm (249 words)

	Cordillera de Guaniguanico -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		low range of hills in Pinar del Río province, western Cuba.
		The Sierra del Rosario exhibits a multitude of knolls formed of different rock materials, whereas steep limestone cones tower in the Sierra de los Órganos.
		The Sierra del Rosario exhibits a multitude of knolls formed of different rock materials, whereas steep limestone cones tower in the Sierra...
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9038301?tocId=9038301 (886 words)

	AP Spanish Online: Santiago de Cuba y Pinar del Río al frente en Cuba@ HighBeam Research
		En la zona Occidental, Pinar del Ro, que est en el grupo A, slo tuvo un tropiezo en el segundo encuentro frente a Holgun, mientras barri 3-0 en su serie contra Granma.
		Los equipos de Santiago de Cuba y de Pinar del Ro se han despegado en el primer lugar de la serie cubana de bisbol, con marca de 5-1 tras cumplirse la primera semana.
		Santiago de Cuba y Pinar del Río al frente en Cuba
	www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1P1:87905297&refid=ip_encyclopedia_hf (242 words)

	Pinar del Río (Cuba) tourist information - VIRTOURIST.COM
		Make a virtual travel to Pinar del Río (Cuba).
		Pinar del Río (Cuba) tourist information - VIRTOURIST.COM
		Come to see its most beautiful places, its architecture, its people, everything.
	www.virtourist.com /america/pinardelrio (50 words)

	The Effect of Isolation on the Life-history Traits of Pseudosuccinea columella (Pulmonata: Lymnaeidae)
		The parental snails for the study were collected from a temporary pond in La Palma municipality, Pinar del Rio Province, located west of the island of Cuba.
		The specimens were removed from their habitat with a hand sieve, sampling the bottom as well as the vegetation present on the shores, then taken to the laboratory on wet filter paper inside plastic cases.
	memorias.ioc.fiocruz.br /964/4116mm.html (574 words)

	VirtualTourist.com - Pinar del Río Travel Guide - Pictures, Tips and Reviews
		Pinar del Río Travel Guide - Tips, Reviews and Pictures of Hotels, Restaurants, Activities and more in Pinar del Río
		> Write Your Own Pinar del Río Travel Tips
		VirtualTourist.com - Pinar del Río Travel Guide - Pictures, Tips and Reviews
	www12.virtualtourist.com /Central_America/Cuba/Pinar_del_Rio/?s=wu (574 words)

	Guerrillero - Prensa Cubana - Pinar del Rio
		Guerrillero Newspaper Electronic Edition Organ of the Provincial Commettee of the Cuban Communist Party in Pinar del Río.
		Guerrillero - Prensa Cubana - Pinar del Rio
		The CTC and the Cuban unions call all leaders and workers of the country to discuss in the next hours the Statement of the Central Committee of the Communist Party and the Revolutionary Government of Cuba published last May 7 and to reaffirm our support to the Revolution, to the Party and to Fidel.
	www.guerrillero.co.cu /pornuestradefensa/llama_inglesh.htm (574 words)

	Del Rio
		Pinar del Rio, city, Cuba - Pinar del Rio, city (1994 est.
		Del Rio, Dolores - Del Rio, Dolores (Dolores Asunsolo) actress Birthplace: Durango, Mexico Born: 1905 Died: 1983...
		Dolores Del Rio - Dolores Del Rio (Lolita Dolores Martinez Asunsolo Lopez Negrette) actress Born: 8/3/05 Birthplace:......
	www.infoplease.com /ce6/us/A0815096.html (574 words)

	Havana, Cojimar, and Pinar del Rio
		Paseo del Prado No. 416 e/ San Rafael y San Miguel, Havana Vieja, Cuba, +8608593 phone +8608254 fax
		Paseo del Prado No. 416 e/ San Rafael y San Miguel, Havana Vieja, Cuba
		Its interior décor recreates the atmosphere of the colonial period, featuring stained-glass windows, colorful mosaics, Spanish heraldic symbols, window grills, and intricately worked ceiling.
	www.cubanow.org /travelinfo/delrio/index.htm (574 words)

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