There is a small site around the small town of Simojovel, in Chiapas, where an amber with precious characteristics is extracted: Mexican amber. As we all know very well, amber is a precious stone of plant origin, and therefore belongs to the group of organic precious stones, as do pearls or corals, among others. But how did amber form? It is simple to explain: more than 25 million years ago, resin sprouted from the bark and trunks of trees, forming irregular drops and masses in the form of molasses, which was nothing more than a defense against any type of pest.
Internationally, only about 20 deposits of this fossil resin have been counted and Mexico has one of the most important deposits in the world in Chiapas. Amber is a fossil resin of great transparency and luster, whose only known deposits in Mesoamerica are located in the northern and central highlands of Chiapas.
The name "Amber from Chiapas" is applied to the semi-precious stone of plant origin, and to products derived from it, such as jewelry, art, and religious objects, among others.
Amber from Chiapas, Mexico is the oldest known Amber from the Americas and has been collected for thousands of years by local peoples. The quality of Mexican Amber is comparable to that of Dominican and does not craze. It began to receive attention in the 1950s due to Mayan archaeologist Frans Blom.
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