Colombia Tagua Earring + Necklace Set – Yellow, Blue & Red Waterfall

Handmade matching set: tagua necklace + tagua earrings, crafted from tagua nut (vegetable ivory) and açaí seeds, woven with waxed thread. Waterfall style, in the yellow, blue and red of Colombia. Lightweight and one-of-a-kind — buy the set and save versus buying them separately ($19 + $17 = $36). Gift-ready.

GET TO KNOW COLOMBIA — wear your heritage, and learn it too.

Where in the world: Colombia is a northwestern South American country, the only one in South America with coasts on both the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean, with Venezuela to the east, Brazil to the southeast, Peru and Ecuador to the south, and Panama to the northwest. Its capital is Bogotá, high in the Andes.

People: about 52 million inhabitants (2024 estimate), up from 48.3 million counted in the 2018 census (DANE). In that census, most Colombians did not declare an ethnic identity; among declared groups, Afro-Colombians were 6.7% and Indigenous peoples 4.3%, with Raizal and Romani communities under 0.1% each. Broader estimates put Mestizo at about 49% and White at about 37%.

Language: Spanish is the official language. More than 65 Indigenous languages are recognized.

Religion: mostly Catholic, changing fast. In Pew's spring 2024 survey, 60% of adults identified as Catholic (down from 79% in 2013-14), 15% as Protestant, and 23% as religiously unaffiliated (up from 6% a decade earlier).

Economy: built on oil, coal, coffee, flowers and emeralds. GDP is about $418.8 billion (2024), GDP per capita about $7,919 (2024). Its currency is the Colombian peso.

Safety in context: Colombia's homicide rate was about 25.4 per 100,000 people in 2024 — high by world standards, but down for a third straight year and far below the 1991 peak of 84. Tourist areas like Cartagena, Medellín and Bogotá's historic center are generally visited with normal precautions.

Must-see places: Bogotá, Cartagena's walled city, Medellín, Tayrona National Park, the Cocora Valley's wax palms, San Andrés Island, Villa de Leyva, and Caño Cristales, the river of five colors.

Figures are approximate, from Colombia's national census and international sources. When you wear this set, you carry a piece of Colombia with you.