The Crown of the Andes — known in Spanish as La Corona de los Andes and as La Corona de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción de Popayán — is a votive crown originally made for a larger than life-size statue of the Virgin in the Cathedral of Popayán, Colombia. Originating — at least partly — in the 16th century, it purportedly includes emeralds taken from the captured Inca Emperor Atahualpa (1497–1533). In 1936 it was sold by its owners to an American businessman and it has remained in the United States ever since. As of December 2015, the crown belongs to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.