| There is great variety of precious stones around | | | | also mined in Brazil, Pakistan, Afghanistan, |
| the World, from diamonds to emeralds, many of | | | | Madagascar, Nigeria, Russia, Zambia, and |
| these precious stones reach exorbitant prices in | | | | Zimbabwe. |
| the market, which makes access difficult getting | | | | Mining emeralds in Muzo Boyaca department has |
| to have some of these gems in an indigo or on a | | | | been adeterminant of economic activity, social and |
| bracelet. | | | | cultural relations at the local andregional markets |
| Although these gemstones are mined in countries | | | | to national and international levels, have enabled |
| "in via of development" or underdeveloped, | | | | the integration andconformation of specific social |
| extracted by farmers, indigenous and poor people | | | | groups linked to the interest of |
| living near the mines, this work is very poorly paid | | | | monopolizingproduction and marketing of precious |
| in different parts of the world, where the owner | | | | gems in Colombia, another factor that allows |
| mine gets much of the money from these | | | | them to wield economic power and regional policy. |
| stones. | | | | Because it already has organized the exploitation |
| Even so, there are cities in the world which | | | | of Colombian emeralds, this is a already reflected |
| already is changing this deal with workers, as in | | | | in these emeralds are available in different forms |
| Colombia, in which already established rules that | | | | having the full confidence that true emeralds are |
| operators of these mines owners have a living | | | | extracted directly from Colombia. |
| wage with which to a decent life, so the | | | | One of these ways to acquire Colombian |
| government applies the same laws which seek to | | | | emeralds, is through online stores which specialize |
| curb the wave of violence that produced the | | | | in contacting clients interested in purchasing this |
| traffic of this precious mineral. | | | | gemstone in some parts of the world as the |
| Today, the Colombian government nominally | | | | United States, where there are enough people |
| controls all but a mine of Esmeraldas. Muzo Mine, | | | | interested in acquiring this stone . |
| alternating between private owners, operating | | | | So this is a good option if you wish to acquire |
| issues, and to British owners and is currently | | | | Colombian emeralds loose contact online stores |
| working bajo10 year contract to develop the 200 | | | | that take you directly to your home emeralds |
| hectares (480 acres) which covers the primary | | | | directly extracted from the mines of Muzo in |
| deposit Muzo. Tecminas own contract until 2004, | | | | Colombia, which are the most desirable emeralds |
| and its employees live and work in a broad stant | | | | worldwide . |
| field. | | | | All this also to be encouraged which would reveal |
| The Emeralds are found in various parts of the | | | | the Colombian culture, and their wealth as those |
| world. Without doubt, the finest emeralds come | | | | already named Colombian emeralds, which makes |
| from the first three Colombian mines: Muzo, | | | | the rest of the world know the true face of a |
| Chiyor and Cosquez. The Emeralds of variation | | | | country that is full of natural riches. |
| (but usually less) for color, clarity, and quality are | | | | |