Maripí is a town and municipality in the
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with Insular region of Colombia, insular regions in North America. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Venezuel ...
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Department of
Boyacá, part of the subregion of the
Western Boyacá Province
The Western Boyacá Province is a province of the Colombian Department of Boyacá. The province is formed by 15 municipalities. The province hosts the western belt of the rich emerald deposits of Boyacá.
Municipalities
Briceño • Buenavi ...
. The town hosts an important
emerald
Emerald is a gemstone and a variety of the mineral beryl (Be3Al2(SiO3)6) colored green by trace amounts of chromium or sometimes vanadium.Hurlbut, Cornelius S. Jr., and Kammerling, Robert C. (1991). ''Gemology'', John Wiley & Sons, New York ...
mine;
La Pita
La Pita is an Colombian emeralds, emerald mine located in the western belt of the Colombian emerald mining area. It is owned and operated by the Colombian company, Zuliana De Esmeraldas Ltda.
History
La Pita is one of Colombia's largest emeral ...
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See also
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La Pita
La Pita is an Colombian emeralds, emerald mine located in the western belt of the Colombian emerald mining area. It is owned and operated by the Colombian company, Zuliana De Esmeraldas Ltda.
History
La Pita is one of Colombia's largest emeral ...
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Muzo
Muzo () is a town and municipality in the Western Boyacá Province, part of the department of Boyacá, Colombia. It is widely known as the world capital of emeralds for the mines containing the world's highest quality gems of this type. Muzo ...
,
Chivor
Chivor is a town and municipality in the Eastern Boyacá Province, part of the Colombian Departments of Colombia, department of Boyacá Department, Boyacá. The mean temperature of the village in the Tenza Valley is and Chivor is located at from ...
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Somondoco
Somondoco is a town and municipality in the Colombian Department of Boyacá. This town and larger municipal area are located in the Valle de Tenza. The Valle de Tenza is the ancient route connecting the Altiplano Cundiboyacense and the Llanos. ...
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Municipalities of Boyacá Department
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