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9 unusual facts about Pinar del Río


1890 Atlantic hurricane season

The depression moved north-northwestward and did not strengthen before making landfall near Pinar del Río, Cuba, early the following day.

A. J. Fernandez Cigars

A.J. Fernandez Cigars traces its roots back to San Luís, Cuba, where Abdel's grandfather started the San Lotano brand.

Cirilo Villaverde

Cirilo Villaverde (28 October 1812 in San Diego de Núñez, near Pinar del Río, Cuba - 24 October 1894 in New York City) was a Cuban poet, novelist, journalist and freedom fighter.

Corojo

Corojo was originally developed and grown by Diego Rodriguez at his farm or vega, Santa Ines del Corojo and takes its name from the farm, which was located near the town of San Luis in the province of Pinar del Rio, Cuba.

Franklin Martins

While in Cuba, in the Pinar del Río province, he attended guerrilla lessons, learning to operate weapons, explosives and military tactics.

Hurricane Isidore

In preparation for the storm, about 292,000 people and thousands of farm animals were evacuated in the Pinar del Río province.

Nelson Santovenia

Nelson Gil Santovenia Mayol (born July 27, 1961 in Pinar del Río, Cuba), is a former professional baseball player who played in the Major Leagues primarily as a catcher from 1987 to 1993.

Piloto Cigars Inc.

Jose Orlando Padrón was born in 1926 in Cuba and grew up near the Pinar del Río region, famed for its tobacco.

Tony Oliva

Tony Pedro Oliva (born Antonio Oliva Lopez Hernandes Javique on July 20, 1938 in Pinar del Río, Cuba) is a former Major League Baseball right fielder and designated hitter.


ELAM 10 Rafael Ferro Macias

ELAM 10: Rafael Ferro Macias is a faculty of the Escuela Latinamericana de Medicina (known as the Latin American School of Medicine) located in Sandino, in the province of Pinar del Río, Cuba.

ELAM 5 Combate Ceja del Negro

ELAM 5: Combate Ceja del Negro is a Policlinic and Faculty of Medical Sciences located in the municipality of Sandino, Pinar del Río, Cuba.

Luis Enrique Camejo

From 1982 to 1986, Luis Enrique Camejo attended the lessons of the Pinar del Río School of Art, before entering the National Art School in Havana from 1986 to 1990.

Omar Ajete

Omar Ajete Iglesias (born July 31, 1965 in San Juan, Pinar del Río, Cuba) is a former baseball player, who starred for the Cuban National Series' Pinar del Río Vegueros and the Cuban national team.

Timeline of the 1992 Atlantic hurricane season

In late June, Tropical Depression One caused severe flooding in southwestern Florida and Cuba; heavy rainfall was recorded in Pinar del Río, Matanzas, and Havana

Tropidophis xanthogaster

Guanahacabibes dwarf boa, Tropidophis xanthogaster, is a newly described species of dwarf boa endemic to the Guanahacabibes Peninsula, in the province of Pinar del Río, western Cuba.


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