Mexican workers sort and grade long leaf cured tobacco for use in fine cigars at the Santa Clara cigar factory in San Andres Tuxtlas, Veracruz, Mexico. The factory follows traditional hand rolling using the same process since 1967 and is considered by aficionados as some of the finest cigars in the world.

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Location: Santa Clara Factory, San Andres Tuxtlas, Veracruz, Mexico
Photo credit: © Richard Ellis / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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