BAHORUCO, Dominican Republic – The men in ragged clothes, many barefoot and covered in grime, scramble deep into the earth, searching for veins of a blue-green stone believed to exist only in the ...

Barahona.- About 200 kilometers southwest of Santo Domingo, over 700 miners work in the world’s only larimar mine, a rare ...

Forget emeralds, rubies and sapphires. According to the song “Diamonds may be a girl’s best friend”, but if you really want to impress, how about the beautiful blue of Larimar, said to have healing ...

Rare gemstones like Alexandrite, Tanzanite, Larimar, and Benitoite offer unique beauty and properties. Alexandrite changes color, Tanzanite aids spiritual growth, Larimar calms stress, and Benitoite ...

The men in ragged clothes, many barefoot and covered in grime, scramble deep into the earth, searching for veins of a blue-green stone believed to exist only in the southwestern mountains of the ...