DISCOVER THE ORIGIN
Even during ancient times, the precious green emerald has been revered as one of the most beautiful gemstones of them all. Queen Cleopatra was famously fond of the gems that during her time were predominantly mined in Egypt. Today however, there is one emerald origin that has become the synonym for beautiful green gems of highest quality. Colombia is not only famous for providing the world with the most beautiful emeralds but also for producing the largest amount. Until the 1990s, Colombia was even considered to be the only important source of emeralds. Most of these gemstones are mined in the three mining areas of Muzo, Chivor and Coscuez