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Cane fields and royal palms. Low limestone hillocks in the background. . i 



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1. Hills of limestone near Sumidero, Pinar del Rio Province 14 



2. Foothills of limestone near San Carlos de Luis Lazo, Pinar del Rio 



Province 14 



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Three stages in turning virgin forest into cane fields, Cienaga de Zapata. . 32 



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1. Cane fields to the horizon, Soledad near Cienfuegos 52 



2. The banks of the Damuji near Cienfuegos " 52 



