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Approximately 60 percent of the world's total amount of emeralds come from Colombia. Most of the rough gems are processed in workshops located in the emerald district in downtown Bogota. Due to their special clarity and deep vivid green color, Colombian gemstones are considered the most beautiful emeralds in the world.
  • Rough emeralds seen before being processed in a cutting and polishing workshop in Bogota, Colombia, 31 January 2013. Approximately 60 percent of the world's total amount of emeralds come from Colombia. Most of the rough gems are processed in workshops located in the emerald district in downtown Bogota. Due to their special clarity and deep vivid green color, Colombian gemstones are considered the most beautiful emeralds in the world.

  • Emerald cutters polish gemstones on a faceting machine in a cutting and polishing workshop in Bogota, Colombia, 31 January 2013. Approximately 60 percent of the world's total amount of emeralds come from Colombia. Most of the rough gems are processed in workshops located in the emerald district in downtown Bogota. Due to their special clarity and deep vivid green color, Colombian gemstones are considered the most beautiful emeralds in the world.

  • An emerald cutter shows a gemstone she is working on in a cutting and polishing workshop in Bogota, Colombia, 31 January 2013. Approximately 60 percent of the world's total amount of emeralds come from Colombia. Most of the rough gems are processed in workshops located in the emerald district in downtown Bogota. Due to their special clarity and deep vivid green color, Colombian gemstones are considered the most beautiful emeralds in the world.

  • Emerald cutters polish gemstones on a faceting machine in a cutting and polishing workshop in Bogota, Colombia, 31 January 2013. Approximately 60 percent of the world's total amount of emeralds come from Colombia. Most of the rough gems are processed in workshops located in the emerald district in downtown Bogota. Due to their special clarity and deep vivid green color, Colombian gemstones are considered the most beautiful emeralds in the world.

  • Emerald cutters work in a cutting and polishing workshop in Bogota, Colombia, 31 January 2013. Approximately 60 percent of the world's total amount of emeralds come from Colombia. Most of the rough gems are processed in workshops located in the emerald district in downtown Bogota. Due to their special clarity and deep vivid green color, Colombian gemstones are considered the most beautiful emeralds in the world.

  • An emerald cutter checks out a gemstone she is working on in a cutting and polishing workshop in Bogota, Colombia, 31 January 2013. Approximately 60 percent of the world's total amount of emeralds come from Colombia. Most of the rough gems are processed in workshops located in the emerald district in downtown Bogota. Due to their special clarity and deep vivid green color, Colombian gemstones are considered the most beautiful emeralds in the world.

  • Rough emeralds seen before being processed in a cutting and polishing workshop in Bogota, Colombia, 31 January 2013. Approximately 60 percent of the world's total amount of emeralds come from Colombia. Most of the rough gems are processed in workshops located in the emerald district in downtown Bogota. Due to their special clarity and deep vivid green color, Colombian gemstones are considered the most beautiful emeralds in the world.

  • An emerald cutter looks through a magnifying lens at a gemstone she is working on in a cutting and polishing workshop in Bogota, Colombia, 31 January 2013. Approximately 60 percent of the world's total amount of emeralds come from Colombia. Most of the rough gems are processed in workshops located in the emerald district in downtown Bogota. Due to their special clarity and deep vivid green color, Colombian gemstones are considered the most beautiful emeralds in the world.

  • An emerald cutter checks out a gemstone she is working on in a cutting and polishing workshop in Bogota, Colombia, 31 January 2013. Approximately 60 percent of the world's total amount of emeralds come from Colombia. Most of the rough gems are processed in workshops located in the emerald district in downtown Bogota. Due to their special clarity and deep vivid green color, Colombian gemstones are considered the most beautiful emeralds in the world.

  • An emerald owner checks out a processed gemstone in a cutting and polishing workshop in Bogota, Colombia, 31 January 2013. Approximately 60 percent of the world's total amount of emeralds come from Colombia. Most of the rough gems are processed in workshops located in the emerald district in downtown Bogota. Due to their special clarity and deep vivid green color, Colombian gemstones are considered the most beautiful emeralds in the world.

  • Fine emeralds seen after being processed in a cutting and polishing workshop in Bogota, Colombia, 31 January 2013. Approximately 60 percent of the world's total amount of emeralds come from Colombia. Most of the rough gems are processed in workshops located in the emerald district in downtown Bogota. Due to their special clarity and deep vivid green color, Colombian gemstones are considered the most beautiful emeralds in the world.

  • An emerald cutter shows fine emeralds after being processed in a cutting and polishing workshop in Bogota, Colombia, 31 January 2013. Approximately 60 percent of the world's total amount of emeralds come from Colombia. Most of the rough gems are processed in workshops located in the emerald district in downtown Bogota. Due to their special clarity and deep vivid green color, Colombian gemstones are considered the most beautiful emeralds in the world.

  • Fine emeralds seen after being processed in a cutting and polishing workshop in Bogota, Colombia, 31 March 2006. Approximately 60 percent of the world's total amount of emeralds come from Colombia. Most of the rough gems are processed in workshops located in the emerald district in downtown Bogota. Due to their special clarity and deep vivid green color, Colombian gemstones are considered the most beautiful emeralds in the world.

  • An emerald cutter looks through a magnifying lens at a gemstone he is working on in a cutting and polishing workshop in Bogota, Colombia, 31 March 2006. Approximately 60 percent of the world's total amount of emeralds come from Colombia. Most of the rough gems are processed in workshops located in the emerald district in downtown Bogota. Due to their special clarity and deep vivid green color, Colombian gemstones are considered the most beautiful emeralds in the world.

  • An emerald street market seen on Avenida Jimenez in the centre of Bogota, Colombia, 31 March 2006. Approximately 60 percent of the world's total amount of emeralds come from Colombia. Most of the rough gems are processed in workshops located in the emerald district in downtown Bogota. Due to their special clarity and deep vivid green color, Colombian gemstones are considered the most beautiful emeralds in the world.

  • A rough emerald seen before being processed in a cutting and polishing workshop in Bogota, Colombia, 31 March 2006. Approximately 60 percent of the world's total amount of emeralds come from Colombia. Most of the rough gems are processed in workshops located in the emerald district in downtown Bogota. Due to their special clarity and deep vivid green color, Colombian gemstones are considered the most beautiful emeralds in the world.

  • An emerald cutter polishes a gemstone on a faceting machine in a cutting and polishing workshop in Bogota, Colombia, 31 March 2006. Approximately 60 percent of the world's total amount of emeralds come from Colombia. Most of the rough gems are processed in workshops located in the emerald district in downtown Bogota. Due to their special clarity and deep vivid green color, Colombian gemstones are considered the most beautiful emeralds in the world.

  • An emerald businessman shows fine emeralds for sale in a cutting and polishing workshop in Bogota, Colombia, 31 March 2006. Approximately 60 percent of the world's total amount of emeralds come from Colombia. Most of the rough gems are processed in workshops located in the emerald district in downtown Bogota. Due to their special clarity and deep vivid green color, Colombian gemstones are considered the most beautiful emeralds in the world.

  • An emerald cutter checks out a gemstone he is working on in a cutting and polishing workshop in Bogota, Colombia, 31 March 2006. Approximately 60 percent of the world's total amount of emeralds come from Colombia. Most of the rough gems are processed in workshops located in the emerald district in downtown Bogota. Due to their special clarity and deep vivid green color, Colombian gemstones are considered the most beautiful emeralds in the world.

  • Fine emeralds seen after being processed in a cutting and polishing workshop in Bogota, Colombia, 31 March 2006. Approximately 60 percent of the world's total amount of emeralds come from Colombia. Most of the rough gems are processed in workshops located in the emerald district in downtown Bogota. Due to their special clarity and deep vivid green color, Colombian gemstones are considered the most beautiful emeralds in the world.

  • An emerald cutter looks through a magnifying lens at a gemstone he is working on in a cutting and polishing workshop in Bogota, Colombia, 31 March 2006. Approximately 60 percent of the world's total amount of emeralds come from Colombia. Most of the rough gems are processed in workshops located in the emerald district in downtown Bogota. Due to their special clarity and deep vivid green color, Colombian gemstones are considered the most beautiful emeralds in the world.

  • An emerald cutter polishes a gemstone on a faceting machine in a cutting and polishing workshop in Bogota, Colombia, 31 March 2006. Approximately 60 percent of the world's total amount of emeralds come from Colombia. Most of the rough gems are processed in workshops located in the emerald district in downtown Bogota. Due to their special clarity and deep vivid green color, Colombian gemstones are considered the most beautiful emeralds in the world.

  • An emerald cutter polishes a gemstone in a cutting and polishing workshop in Bogota, Colombia, 31 March 2006. Approximately 60 percent of the world's total amount of emeralds come from Colombia. Most of the rough gems are processed in workshops located in the emerald district in downtown Bogota. Due to their special clarity and deep vivid green color, Colombian gemstones are considered the most beautiful emeralds in the world.

  • An emerald seller shows fake emeralds on the street in Bogota, Colombia, 31 March 2006. Approximately 60 percent of the world's total amount of emeralds come from Colombia. Most of the rough gems are processed in workshops located in the emerald district in downtown Bogota. Due to their special clarity and deep vivid green color, Colombian gemstones are considered the most beautiful emeralds in the world.

  • Rough emeralds seen before being processed in a cutting and polishing workshop in Bogota, Colombia, 7 February 2014. Approximately 60 percent of the world's total amount of emeralds come from Colombia. Most of the rough gems are processed in workshops located in the emerald district in downtown Bogota. Due to their special clarity and deep vivid green color, Colombian gemstones are considered the most beautiful emeralds in the world.

  • An emerald cutter sorts out rough emeralds seen before being processed in a cutting and polishing workshop in Bogota, Colombia, 7 February 2014. Approximately 60 percent of the world's total amount of emeralds come from Colombia. Most of the rough gems are processed in workshops located in the emerald district in downtown Bogota. Due to their special clarity and deep vivid green color, Colombian gemstones are considered the most beautiful emeralds in the world.

  • An emerald cutter shows a rough emerald before being processed in a cutting and polishing workshop in Bogota, Colombia, 7 February 2014. Approximately 60 percent of the world's total amount of emeralds come from Colombia. Most of the rough gems are processed in workshops located in the emerald district in downtown Bogota. Due to their special clarity and deep vivid green color, Colombian gemstones are considered the most beautiful emeralds in the world.

  • Rough emeralds seen before being processed in a cutting and polishing workshop in Bogota, Colombia, 7 February 2014. Approximately 60 percent of the world's total amount of emeralds come from Colombia. Most of the rough gems are processed in workshops located in the emerald district in downtown Bogota. Due to their special clarity and deep vivid green color, Colombian gemstones are considered the most beautiful emeralds in the world.

  • An emerald cutter polishes a gemstone in a cutting and polishing workshop in Bogota, Colombia, 7 February 2014. Approximately 60 percent of the world's total amount of emeralds come from Colombia. Most of the rough gems are processed in workshops located in the emerald district in downtown Bogota. Due to their special clarity and deep vivid green color, Colombian gemstones are considered the most beautiful emeralds in the world.

  • Emerald cutters polish gemstones in a cutting and polishing workshop in Bogota, Colombia, 7 February 2014. Approximately 60 percent of the world's total amount of emeralds come from Colombia. Most of the rough gems are processed in workshops located in the emerald district in downtown Bogota. Due to their special clarity and deep vivid green color, Colombian gemstones are considered the most beautiful emeralds in the world.

  • Emerald cutters polish gemstones in a cutting and polishing workshop in Bogota, Colombia, 7 February 2014. Approximately 60 percent of the world's total amount of emeralds come from Colombia. Most of the rough gems are processed in workshops located in the emerald district in downtown Bogota. Due to their special clarity and deep vivid green color, Colombian gemstones are considered the most beautiful emeralds in the world.

  • An emerald gemstone seen being polished on a machine a in a cutting and polishing workshop in Bogota, Colombia, 7 February 2014. Approximately 60 percent of the world's total amount of emeralds come from Colombia. Most of the rough gems are processed in workshops located in the emerald district in downtown Bogota. Due to their special clarity and deep vivid green color, Colombian gemstones are considered the most beautiful emeralds in the world.