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Emeralds: in the Heart of the Green Diamond Business



Approximately 90% of the emeralds sold globally come from Colombia. While the official market is regulated, a black market has developed that is largely unchecked. This illegal sector is more lucrative than the gold or diamond trade. A journalist in Bogota is uncovering the truth behind this illicit industry, and the “esmeralderos”, or emerald traders, who sell their wares on the streets. The emeralds come primarily from Muzo, located in the north of the country. The ten nearby mines supply 75% of the world’s emeralds and are renowned for producing the highest quality gems.

Director: Thierry Gaytan

34 comments

  1. Ya me dieron una idea gracias ir hasta Mónaco ir a Wender mis mis piedras raras gracias por este video me dieron una excelente idea espero obtener lo que realmente valen estas piezas para ti que les gustan las piedras raras son Alejandrita de origen ruso ahorita la que tengo es de más de 36 kilateses una pieza altamente rara y no son fáciles encontrar y está por llegarme una de 40 kilates más que eso si hay que llevarlas pero no sé si certificadas o no no es necesario llevar los certificados pero certificadas no tengo ni idea ni cuánto pueden valer

  2. In the early nineties I sold sculptures I made at art fairs where I met a lot of jewelers. When I met a Colombian girl and planned on visiting her in Bogata my jeweler friends told me to buy them crude emeralds. My girlfriends mom set me up with an emerald cartel member. The man told me his people will front me as many kilos of raw emeralds as I wanted to take back to Florida and at an agreed upon date I will pay them in full. If you dont pay on that date THEY WILL KILL YOU he added. I kindly declined his offer.

  5. Esr no es el ejército colombiano, asesorate bien antes de narrar un documental tan pesado como este, soy colombiano y se muy bien que ese uniforme es de la policía, tan corrupta como como cualquier otro ente

  20. Now lab-grown emeralds and rubies, which have the same natural and optical properties, are available at very cheap prices in the Russian, Bangkok, Hong Kong, Indian and Chinese markets.

  34. The pronunciation of Spanish names and places of the English (American) narrator is beyond HORRENDOUS.

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