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While we were in the Dominican Republic for 9 days, my wife and I decided to visit the Don Lucas Cigar Factory. It was pretty amazing to see some cigars being hand rolled. The tour was free and they came to pick us up in a shuttle. When we got off of the shuttle we were greeted by Andres who asked what kind of cigars we smoked. My wife got a medium and I opted for the medium-full. We were taken to the tables to watch the cigars rolled, pressed then wrapped. Felt a cigar at 85% RH. On a regular production day they roll up to 1500 cigars that is with around 5 tables in use. He took us into one of the three humidors on site which they keep at 17 degrees Celsius and varies between 65-70% RH. After the humidor they took us up to the sales humidor where they had Dominican, Nicaraguan, and Cuban cigars. We bought some stuff we couldn't get back at home (DR stuff). They also had a rum, chocolate and coffee place in the area. Very fun time while on vacation. Enjoy the pictures! PS the Cubans were very expensive. We found a box of Fundis for $880 US.