In the land of another pine

[According to 19^th-century naturalist Alexander von]

Humboldt, the trunks of Cuban and Haitian Pines, carried by the Gulf Stream all the way to the Azores, were one of the main clues that drew explorers to the unknown lands farther West.

Here the stands of Pinus cubensis are so numerous that the Sierra de Nipe is also called the "Pinal Mayari".

So many trees have already been felled that it all looks like a park where the light circulates freely.

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Marie-Victorin can be seen spreading out his cardboard and blotting paper.

The Bahama Lumber Company gave us the use of its chalet.

We spent the afternoon drying plants ? an operation that goes quickly here.

Pinus cubensis planks drying outdoors.

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Under the Cuban Sun with Marie-Victorin [Jardin botanique de Montréal]