MUZO, Colombia — Although he has helped transform Colombia's emerald industry, long a source of violence and environmental damage, former U.S. diplomat Charles Burgess admits that he got into the ...
Ancient Panamanian elites were buried with Colombian emeralds, scientists have confirmed. Analysis of five green stones from ...
The death of one of Colombia’s most important emerald barons marks the end of an era of relative peace and could usher in another “Green War” as rival clans fight for control of the most productive ...
Women blast through gender barriers in Colombia’s emerald mines, but struggle to emerge from poverty
COSCUEZ, ColombiaCOSCUEZ, Colombia — Deep inside mountain tunnels where the heat is so intense it causes headaches, women with power tools are chipping away at boulders in search of gems. They have ...
NPR ventures into a Colombian emerald mine — which used to be more dangerous, with potential explosions inside and gunfights outside. The CEO, a... Inside the emerald mines that make Colombia a global ...
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