FIDEL-ity! You can buy what in Mexico?

I have to admit, one of my favorite parts of going to Paz (the liquor store in San Antonio Tlayacapan) is the surprise some people have in the fact that you can buy Cuban cigars in Mexico.

Of course you can! There's no embargo in Mexico against Cuba. As a matter of fact, some of the expats with immigrado status here have even used their Mexican passports to travel to Cuba just to say they did it! And, some of my friends say Cuban cigars are more than a hobby. They're a lifestyle. Who am I to argue with that? And for you information junkies out there, Wikipedia says "the English word cigar is from the Spanish word cigarro, which in turn derives from the Mayan word for tobacco, siyar." I didn't know that, did you?

When Martin Schuster realized Paz sold Cuban cigars, he decided then and there he had to have one. It was fun watching him select just the right one as we all looked on. Paz has quite a selection, and as he opened the cases, I have to admit, they smelled wonderful! Am I really a closet smoker and don't know it?

He chose the perfect cigar, thick enough to feel macho in his fingers (my words, not his!) and I'm sure he enjoyed it to the last puff. He wisely chose not to smoke among the ladies! Way to go, Martin. I wish I could have joined
you just for the experience

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