Panama Blue is rainforest
spring water
A spring is a natural exit point at which groundwater emerges from an aquifer and flows across the ground surface as surface water. It is a component of the hydrosphere, as well as a part of the water cycle. Springs have long been important f ...
and a product of
Panama Springs S.A.
Sources
Panama Blue is bottled at a source in the mountains of
Cerro Azul, surrounded by the
Chagres National Park
Chagres National Park is a nature park and protected area created in 1986 located in the Panamá and Colón provinces, in the Eastern sector of the Panama Canal with a total surface area of .
The park extends across the Chagres Highlands, a gro ...
in the Panamanian
rainforest
Rainforests are forests characterized by a closed and continuous tree Canopy (biology), canopy, moisture-dependent vegetation, the presence of epiphytes and lianas and the absence of wildfire. Rainforests can be generally classified as tropi ...
.
The spring is located about 800m above sea level.
Rainfall in Panama
The annual precipitation in the mountains of Panama can reach up to 3000mm.
[ This rain gets collected in a natural ]aquifer
An aquifer is an underground layer of water-bearing material, consisting of permeability (Earth sciences), permeable or fractured rock, or of unconsolidated materials (gravel, sand, or silt). Aquifers vary greatly in their characteristics. The s ...
, where it accumulates minerals.[
]
Company
Owner
According to official records Panama Springs S.A. is owned by Ulrich Schwark a former commercial banker. He is the biggest German employer in Panama. Panama Springs S.A. is a subsidiary of the Two Oceans Group.
Overseas
Panama Springs S.A. was the first water brand of Panama exporting to the United States. Today Panama Blue is only sold in Panama. To advertise itself overseas, Panama Springs S.A. sponsored the International Tourism Fair (ITB) at the Hotel Adlon
The Hotel Adlon Kempinski Berlin is a luxury hotel in Berlin, Germany. It is on Unter den Linden, the main boulevard in the central Mitte district, at the corner with Pariser Platz, directly opposite the Brandenburg Gate.
The original Hotel Adlon ...
Kempinski Berlin in 2014.
References
External links
*{{Official website, http://www.panamabluewater.com/
Bottled water brands