[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.

According to folklore, the town takes its name, which translates as "The Boards", from planks of wood salvaged from a Spanish ship used to construct the first houses in the town.