While sapphires account for 85% of the 130 precious gemstone varieties mined in Sri Lanka, none of the Ceylon Sapphire varieties is as popular around the world as Ceylon Blue…
In addition to being known as the Spice Island, Sri Lanka is also referred to as the Island of Gems. Indeed, some of the most famous and beautiful blue sapphires in the…
At Ratnapura, which is Sinhalese for “city of gems,” the street market is crowded like the Beruwala market but cover a wider area. Ratnapura is literally the City of Gems…