During the 1980's a rebirth of scientific studies related to pearl culture took place in Mexico. Unfortunately, due to the unpopular measures undertaken by previous Mexican Governments, no interest was generated among possible investors. Another factor influencing this lack of interest was that research was never oriented to determine a productive technology needed in order to develop a modern and feasible commercial venture.

Mexico would have to wait until 1993 (some 80 years after Vivès) when an experimental pearl culture program started at the Guaymas Campus of the Tec de Monterrey initiated the research of pearl culture technologies. This small team of researchers begun research by focusing on applied techniques to re-establish pearl culture in the Gulf of California. The results were astounding to some other researchers: by 1995, some 5,000 cultured half-pearls (mabes) and the first cultured (nucleated) pearls  from a Pteria genus pearl oyster had been obtained at the small pilot-scale culture facilities. These highly positive results -and in so short a time- led to the development of the First Commercial Pearl Farm in the American Continent in 1996, with the initial production of 30,000 mabe pearls. By the year 2000, the first commercial harvest of cultured pearls took place.

Nowadays, "Perlas del Mar de Cortez®" is the main producer of cultured loose and mabe pearls in the Region. Our pearl farm is located inside a beautiful and tranquil bay known as Bacochibampo Bay, in the City of Guaymas, Sonora. The Limited yearly production for this pearl farm is of about 4,000 cultured pearls and 5,000 Mabe pearls, both with 100% natural colors and beauty. Thus, the Gulf of California's cultured pearls are the rarest pearls in the World...

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