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Deep jewel tones contrast elegantly with shining sterling silver in this earring set by Alejandra Torres. Lapis lazuli forms the pendant of the necklace and dangles from the earrings, while beads made of agate, reconstituted turquoise, and crystal adorn the chain.

Mexican artist, Alejandra Aceves, hand crafts these stunning 14k gold plate and blue agate dangle earrings with a design that depicts the Tree of Life. These earrings are so beautiful you'll be wanting to wear them all the time.

Celebrating the artistry of traditional Huichol designs, Mexcio's Ana Mirez presents this pair of waterfall earrings. Each one is handcrafted with petite glass beads in hues of pink and purple, featuring strands that dangle side-by-side. Agate gemstones complete the strands at the ends. The earrings adorn the wearer on floral posts of sterling silver.

A palette of crimson and black hues evokes the burning beauty of fire around these chandelier earrings by Mexico's Alejandra Gallardo. Wood and 24k gold-plated brass accents compose this bold pair, inspired by the region's pre-Hispanic culture. To complete the design with a sublime touch, natural agate jewels and silk tassels adorn the top and bottom.

Stunning gems and precious metal accents form a jewelry set full of charm and grace. Mexico's Alejandra Torres adds amethyst, lapis lazuli, recon turquoise, quartz, agate, amber and crystal beads to a sterling silver station necklace with a lovely heart-shaped pendant featuring a little tree. Then, Alejandra crafts dangle earrings with cultured pearls in a crema tone as an elegant complement, creating exquisite accessories you will wear anywhere.

An ancient Maya legend tells how the gods gave a specific mission to each being they created. But they realized none had been chosen to carry thoughts and desires from one place to another," says Rosa Padillas of Rosa Roja. "So they carved a small piece of jade into a a slender arrowhead, and it became a beautiful hummingbird with iridescent feathers — the x ts'unu'um. Its mission was to carry good thoughts to all human beings, even those who had died.

"Today, if a hummingbird appears in front of you, it is delivering a message of love from someone who is thinking of you. And if we wear the image of a hummingbird, we carry good thoughts and desires to others.

"The hummingbird legend says that we can fly to the six cardinal points of the universe, therefore the hummingbird is the ideal link to transmit thoughts of love, of respect, tolerance and peace to all creatures on the planet."

The talented Mexican artisan reinterprets the legend as a necklace of dramatic beauty. She creates a hummingbird pendant in the pre-Hispanic style, and adds an agate geode representing the hummingbird's nest. It poses on a strand of gray cultured pearls.