Pinar del Rio
Pinar del Rio, city (1994 est. pop. 118,000), capital of Pinar del Rio prov., W Cuba. It is linked by rail and highway to Havana and is the center of a road network running through the province. The city, founded in 1699, is famous for the tobacco grown in the Vuelta Abajo district. Near the city is the picturesque valley of Viñales.
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Pinar del Rio
(province, Cuba)
Argeliers León
(music)
Vuelta Abajo
(district, Cuba)
Folk Music of Cuba
(1995 Album by Various Artists)
Pinareno: Music from Pinar del Rio
(1994 Album by Various Artists)
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