[1] It is located a few kilometres inland from the Gulf of Panama on the Azuero Peninsula.

Las Tablas is a recognised national centre of Panamanian folk: Art, music, gastronomy, architecture, culture and literature.

Belisario Porras, the only Panamanian president to serve three terms, was from Las Tablas.

Each faction will have a carnival queen, a parade, fireworks, music, a decorated plaza, food stands, presentations, concerts, surveys, games, contests, etc., all attempting to overpower the other faction's efforts.

The ship had run aground on the coast near the city's future location after fleeing Panama City before the arrival of Henry Morgan.