Vegetation
is varied with predominance of conifer woods towards the south;
there are pasture lands and crops alternating with secondary vegetation
towards the center and mangrove-tree communities along the littoral
strip. To the northwest portion of the territory, there are sugarcane
crops.
In the vast southern plains, there are pastures, rose-bushes, sugarcane,
tobacco, minor fruit, and palm communities. Towards the central
part there are fruit crops, pasture lands and sugarcane.
South from the city of Pinar del Río, stand out the lands
where excellent Cuban tobacco is grown, as well as minor fruit and
rice crops.
In the mountains of the Sierra de los Órganos, around the
hummocks of the area, there are plantations of the famous Cuban
tobacco of the Vuelta Abajo region and minor fruit.
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