Working with emeralds
A Muzo Emerald Company workshop in Bogota, Columbia works with emeralds; cutting, polishing, and inspecting this valuable jewel. Columbia is the country that mines the most of these green precious stones for the global market.
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- Corentin Quideau, director of Muzo Emerald Company, shows an emerald during an interview in Bogota, on October 16, 2015. Colombian emeralds are considered to be the most beautiful in the world, but the same as “blood diamonds” of Africa, their image was saddened by decades of violence, a reputation some are willing to change. (Luis Acosta/Getty Images)
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- A worker looks at an emerald at the workshop of Muzo Emerald Company in Bogota. Colombian emeralds are considered to be the most beautiful in the world, but the same as “blood diamonds” of Africa, their image was saddened by decades of violence, a reputation some are willing to change. (Luis Acosta/Getty Images)
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- Emerald cutters are seen at the workshop of Muzo Emerald Company in Bogota, Columbia. (Luis Acosta/Getty Images)
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- A worker looks at an emerald at the workshop of Muzo Emerald Company in Bogota. (Luis Acosta/Getty Images)
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- A worker cuts an emerald at the workshop of Muzo Emerald Company in Bogota. Colombian emeralds are considered to be the most beautiful in the world. (Luis Acosta/Getty Images)
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- A worker polishes an emerald at the workshop of Muzo Emerald Company in Bogota. Colombian emeralds are considered to be the most beautiful in the world, but the same as “blood diamonds” of Africa, their image was saddened by decades of violence, a reputation some are willing to change. (Luis Acosta/Getty Images)
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- A worker looks at an emerald at the workshop of Muzo Emerald Company in Bogota. (Luis Acosta/Getty Images)
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- A worker looks at an emerald at the workshop of Muzo Emerald Company in Bogota. (Luis Acosta/Getty Images)
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- A worker checks an emerald at the workshop of Muzo Emerald Company in Bogota. (Luis Acosta/Getty Images)
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- Ronald Ringsrud, director of Emerald Quality of Muzo Emerald Company, speaks as he shows emeralds during an interview in Bogota, on October 16, 2015. (Luis Acosta/Getty Images)
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- Emeralds are seen at the workshop of Muzo Emerald Company in Bogota. (Luis Acosta/Getty Images)
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