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bilgeez Says: Playa Uverito means "little grape beach" in Spanish, don't know how the beach got it's name, as there are no vineyards nearby. Playa Uverito is about seven miles almost due east from Las Tablas. Just follow the signs. There is a cantina there and Rincon del Faro restaurant...
dkolle Says: I have traveled throughout Central/South America looking for the best carnaval celebration, and none can really top the one in Las Tablas. I cant believe there arent more reviews on this website about it. I believe it's because its less of a tourist attraction, and more a...
bilgeez Says: Just down the street from Pan Caliente,On Calle 8 de Noviembre between Calle 3 de Noviembre and Ave. Belisario Porras.Cute little place that has 6 internet stations. A bit cramped, but they work well. Double Click, which is up the street and beyond the square in a fancy new...
Pan Caliente: Not Just for Bread
bilgeez Says: This is a very nice bakery at the main square (Parque Porras) in Las Tablas. They have all the local bread styles; Moñas which are sort of like short, soft French bread loaves. Michitas, which are like hot dog buns. They also have small square rolls that are like White...
The Local Fonda: Fast Food - Panamanian Style
bilgeez Says: There are not many so-called fast food restraurants that we are accustomed to frequenting in the US in Provincial Panama. Oh, there is a McDonald's, KFC, Burger King and Panamanian Pio-Pio in Chitre, but most Panamanians go to the corner fonda for a fast meal. Most have...
El Caseron: Better Alternative to Hotel Manolo Restaurant
bilgeez Says: If you are near midtown Las Tablas, walk down Ave Belasario Porras to the Espíno supermarket and turn north (left if one is walking from the square). On the next corner you will find El Caseron. It has an open dining area and an indoor dining room that is air conditioned....
Las Faroles: One of the Best Restaurants in Las Tablas
bilgeez Says: Franklin Tejada´s Las Faroles is a fairly new restaurant and bar just north of Las Tablas on highway 2. It is between the center of town and the hospital. It has a brick and iron fence surrounding it. It has open walls like many of the local fondas, but it is a much classier...
Rincon del Faro: More Than Just a Restaurant!
bilgeez Says: Rincon del Faro is a bit out of the way, it is on El Uverito Beach about 9 miles (15 kilometers) from Las Tablas. But a taxi from Las Tablas to this area should only be about $4-5, each way. It is much more than a restaurant, however. They have excellent food, but the views...
Hotel Manolo: Could be Better!
bilgeez Says: Hotel Manolo is on the main street, Ave. Belasario Porras, about two blocks east of the town square where Santa Liberada church is located. It has an open front, one can walk in off the street and sit inside. There is also internet access available in the hotel. There is a...
Royal Gin: The World Famous Royal Gin.
bilgeez Says: Open-sided bar with two big screens and a juke box. I could sit on the balcony of my apartment which was across the street, when I lived there, and watch their TVs. On special occasions they have a DJ and disco, so I didn't sleep those nights, which was almost every weekend!...
Local Casino: There is something to do in Las Tablas!
bilgeez Says: The Casino has recently changed hands, new sign has not been put up yet, but it's open for business! It is at Calle Ramon Mora and Calle 12 de Octubre. Just turn left at the Banco National de Panama as you are headed to the center of town (Carretera National 2 aka, Ave...
Compleo Comercial Fundado por Antero y Aquiles: Supermarket in Las Tablas
bilgeez Says: Even though Las Tablas has about 7,000 inhabitants the pickings for supermarkets are slim. There is really only one true "supermarket" in Las Tablas, that is the: Compleo Comercial Fundado por Antero y Aquiles Espino Acevedo or as the locals call it; "Super Centro Rosa"....
bilgeez Says: The feast of Corpus Christi, the celebration of the gift of the Eucharist, is celebrated forty days after the Ascention, sometime in June. It is a big fiesta in Panama and most towns have a celebration on that day or the days approximating it. Here in Las Tablas, is no...
bilgeez Says: Every July 22nd Las Tablas hosts the Fiesta de Pollera, which is a contest of who made and wears the women's national costume the best. If you arent familiar, polleras are an embroidered dress of lace that are handmade in this area. Some are valued at over $10K USD, they are...
bilgeez Says: Every town in Panama has at least one Patron Saint and Las Tablas is no exception. It's main Patron Saint is Santa Librada. Around her July 20 Feast Day, Las Tablas has a fiesta that rivals Carneval for it's pagentry and opulence. It is also very crowded as Santa Librada has...
bilgeez Says: In Panama, on almost every weekend in the provinces is some fiesta celebrating something, usually the patron saint of the area or town. Most fiestas include paegants involving panamainian folkdress, the pollera for women and camisillas folkloricos or guayabarra shirts and...
bilgeez Says: Bars in Panama are everywhere. Many are like one would expect in the US, a corner place you walk into with four walls and at least one door. In Panama, some bars have no walls, just a roof supported by beams and some dividers to shield the insides from the sun during the...
bilgeez Says: As I said on another tip page, all towns in Panama have at least one Patron Saint. In the village of Peña Blanca, which is a few miles south of Las Tablas, they recently celebrated a fiesta of their town´s patron, St. Anthony of Padua, or San Antonio de Padua. He is the...
bilgeez Says: On Calle Manuel Barrios. Between Belasario Porras and Moises Espino. The “other” patron of Las Tablas, the underdog to Santa Librada, who has a cult following, plus it’s the biggest and oldest church in Las Tablas. Poor baby Jesus has a little chapel and not much respect...
bilgeez Says: The Espino School is some interesting architecture as it is more continental style than colonial or Mediterranean-style. And, it is one of the oldest buildings in Las Tablas besides the Iglesia Santa Librada. The School is on Calle Los Santos between Ave Belisario Porras and...
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Panamainians love Carneval and Las Tablas is no exception! Actually, it has probably one of the most elaborate Carneval fiestas anywhere in Panama, Las Tablas...
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Las Tablas is a quaint town and has much to offer, despite it's small size and being in a third-world country. But the area is growing and economy expanding locally, for the good, I hope. I hope that...
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