Explore Guatemala's jade deposits at Hacienda Santiago with us and get a peek at the Central American jade culture, the Congress of Jade Carvers from the Americas, and the company that put Guatemalan jade on the map: Jade Maya.
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**SUPPORT THE CARVERS**
Noé Sanchez - contact Luke Miller at Yax Tun Minerals. IG: @luke.a.miller
Ricardo Vega - contact Luke Miller at Yax Tun Minerals. IG: @luke.a.miller
Adan Pilicastro - for the featured sculpture, contact Luke Miller at Yax Tun Minerals. IG: @luke.a.miller
Raymundo Zea - for the featured sculpture, contact Luke Miller at Yax Tun Minerals. IG: @luke.a.miller
Marco Antonio Cuenca Diaz - WhatsApp +52 722 389 0730
Dante Lopez - WhatsApp +51 (1) 998 119 3381
Many of these carvers can be reached via the Facebook group, Friends of Jade 2.0 if you're interested in making a purchase.
(I will continue to add carver contact information as I come across it.)
**VISIT THE MINE**
https://hacienda-santiago.com/en/tour-de-jade/
**SHOP JADE MAYA**
https://jademaya.com/
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**MUSIC**
Upbeat Travel Event by Infraction
"Mike Leite - Vacaciones" is under a Free To Use YouTube license https://www.youtube.com/@MikeLeite
"Hotham - Morning Thoughts" is under a Creative Commons (CC BY 3.0) license.Stream: https://linktr.ee/hothammusic
Tropical Pop House by Alexi Action No Copyright Music Summer Memories
Good Vibes by MBB https://www.youtube.com/c/mbbmusic
"Upbeat Happy Fun Ukulele" is 100% no copyright royalty free acoustic
ukulele folk track by Infraction!
Music from #InAudio: https://inaudio.org/
Track Name: Infraction- Feel Like Home
https://youtu.be/sp8JVrKa-sk?si=dgTDWbFv8S2zd2OD
"Electro-Light - Symbolism (Mi77er Remix)" is under a Creative Commons (CC-BY) license.
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**TIMESTAMPS**
2:39 Congreso de Artistas Talladores de Las Américas en Jade de Guatemala
6:21 WINNING JADE SCULPTURE
7:40 Guatemalan Jade Jewelry
8:03 La Antigua Guatemala
8:34 Hacienda Santiago
9:57 How Jade is Formed
10:40 Where is Jade Found
11:43 Identify Jade Rough
12:29 Jade Indicator Minerals
12:43 Jade Hunting
13:26 Guatemalan Jade Mining
15:13 Jade Carving
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