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Extract from the Las Tablas Travel Guides:
LAS TABLAS
was founded in the seventeenth century by refugees fleeing by sea from Panam La Vieja after its destruction by Henry Morgan. The settlers dismantled their ships to build the first houses, hence the town's name: Las Tablas means "the planks". Turn up at any other time of year and it's almost impossible to believe that this quiet colonial market settlement hosts the wildest
Carnaval
celebrations in Panam, but for five days in February the place is overwhelmed by visitors from all over the country who come here to join in the festivities. The town divides into two halves -
Calle Arriba
... read the whole Las Tablas Travel Guides...
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