Las Tablas is the capital of the Panamanian province of Los Santos. It is located a few kilometers inland from the Gulf of Panama on the Azuero Peninsula. Las Tablas is a recognized as a national center of folk: art, music, and literature. The only Panamanian president to serve three terms, Belisario Porras Barahona, was from Las Tablas. Source: [wikipedia: las tablas, panama]