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RIP Los Santos

I guess it was the weather...

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-[[Image:Los Santos.png|thumb|270px|Location of Los Santos Province in Panama]]
+[[Image:Andrew_Drake.jpg|thumb|270px|RIP Los Santos]]
+I guess it was the weather...
-'''Los Santos''' is a [[province]] of [[Panama]]. The [[capital city]] is [[Las Tablas, Panama|Las Tablas]], which is famous for its [[carnival]]s, the Festival Nacional de la [[Pollera]] (National Festival of the Pollera), and the Festival of the Patron Santa Librada; and the Festival Nacional de la [[Mejorana]] in Guararé. The province Los Santos and [[Herrera Province|Herrera]] are important in Panamanian folklore because they are believed to be the birthplace of the Pollera, the traditional Panamanian dress.
-Los Santos has a surface of 3,804.6 kilometers squared and 83,485 inhabitants. The primary economical activities are growing corn, rice, coffee, sugar cane and the raising of livestock and commerce.
-==Districts==
-The province is divided in 7 [[district]]s:
-* [[Guararé District]]. ''Corregimientos'' include [[Guararé]] (capital), [[El Espinal (Panama)|El Espinal]], [[El Macano]], [[Guararé Arriba]], [[La Enea]], [[La Pasera]], [[Las Trancas]], [[Llano Abajo]], [[El Hato]] and [[Perales, Los Santos|Perales]].
-* [[Las Tablas District]]. ''Corregimientos'' include [[Las Tablas, Los Santos|Las Tablas]] (capital), [[Bajo Corral]], [[Bayano, Los Santos|Bayano]], [[El Carate]], [[El Cocal]], [[El Manantial, Los Santos|El Manantial]], [[El Muñoz]], [[El Pedregoso]], [[La Laja]], [[La Miel]], [[La Palma, Los Santos|La Palma]], [[La Tiza]], [[Las Palmitas]], [[Las Tablas Abajo]], [[Nuario]], [[Palmira, Los Santos|Palmira]], [[Peña Blanca, Los Santos|Peña Blanca]], [[Río Hondo, Los Santos|Río Hondo]], [[San José, Los Santos|San José]], [[San Miguel, Los Santos|San Miguel]], [[Santo Domingo, Los Santos|Santo Domingo]], [[El Sesteadero]], [[Valle Rico]] and [[Vallerriquito]].
-* [[Los Santos District]]. ''Corregimientos'' include [[La Villa de los Santos]] (capital), [[El Guásimo]], [[La Colorada, Los Santos|La Colorada]], [[La Espigadilla]], [[Las Cruces, Los Santos|Las Cruces]], [[Las Guabas]], [[Los Angeles, Los Santos|Los Angeles]], [[Los Olivos, Los Santos|Los Olivos]], [[Llano Largo]], [[Sabanagrande, Los Santos|Sabanagrande]], [[Santa Ana, Los Santos|Santa Ana]], [[Tres Quebrada]], [[Villa Lourdes]] and [[Agua Buena]].
-* [[Macaracas District]]. ''Corregimientos'' include [[Macaracas]] (capital), [[Bahía Honda, Los Santos|Bahía Honda]], [[Bajos de Guera]], [[Corozal, Los Santos|Corozal]], [[Chupa, Los Santos|Chupa]], [[El Cedro]], [[Espino Amarillo]], [[La Mesa, Los Santos|La Mesa]], [[Llano de Piedra]], [[Las Palmas, Los Santos|Las Palmas]] and [[Mogollón, Los Santos|Mogollón]].
-* [[Pedasí District]]. ''Corregimientos'' include [[Pedasí township, Los Santos|Pedasí]] (capital), [[Los Asientos]], [[Mariabé]], [[Purio]] and [[Oria Arriba]].
-* [[Pocrí District]]. ''Corregimientos'' include [[Pocrí]] (capital), [[El Cañafístulo]], [[Lajamina]], [[Paraíso, Los Santos|Paraíso]] and [[Paritilla]].
-* [[Tonosí District]]. ''Corregimientos'' include [[Tonosí]] (capital), [[Altos de Guera]], [[Cañas, Los Santos|Cañas]], [[El Bebedero]], [[El Cacao]], [[El Cortezo, Los Santos|El Cortezo]], [[Flores, Los Santos|Flores]], [[Guánico]], [[La Tronosa]], [[Cambutal]] and [[Isla de Cañas, Panama|Isla de Cañas]].
-==History==
-In 1850, the [[province of Azuero]] was created in honor of [[Vicentre Azuero|Vicente de Azuero y Plata]].  In 1855, with the establishment of the "Estado Federal de Panamá", the province was divided into the departments of Los Santos and Herrera. After the union with [[Colombia]], and later with Panama becoming a sovereign state, Los Santos underwent many political and administrative changes. In 1941, with the presidency of Ricardo A. de la Guardia (1941–1945), Los Santos and Herrera were established as one province, named Los Santos. By the Decreto de Gabinete N° 13 of January 8, 1945; Herrera and Los Santos became two different provinces.
-==Tourism==
-There are many well-renowned beaches, as found in Venado, Achotines, and Guararé.   There are also beaches on the island, [[La Isla Iguana Wildlife Refuge|Isla Iguana]], known for its blue water and white sand. The island is 25 minutes by boat from [[Pedasí township, Los Santos|Pedasí]]. There are also parks here, such as the national park Cerro Hoya. There are also museums like the: Museum of Nationality (''Museo de la Nacionalidad''), the Museum Belisario Porras and the Museum Manuel F. Zarate. There is also an arqueological site here called the ''Sitio Arqueologico Cerro Juan Diaz''. There is also the Church of San Antonio and the Church of Santa Librada (made on March 1872). In 1958, a fire burned the Santa Librada's roof.
-==Culture==
-[[Las Tablas]] is the capital of the [[province]], one of its biggest attractions is the church of Santa Librada, considered a national monument.
-The city lives all its splendor during the Carnival celebration that lasts 4 days and 5 nights, being the headquarters city of Las Tablas Best Carnival of the republic, where one of the main attractions of the carnival in Las Tablas, are famous or culecos mojadera, which is sprayed with water (clean and purified) to the participants of this activity from sisternas cars (especially pre-sterilized for this activity) located throughout the park and surrounding streets are where the carnival, while can admire the tour of the queens of both streets, street up and down the street on spectacular floats, and suitable for this activity packed day, with the notes of the contagious and famous and well known murgas of Panama (which also have its epicenter in the town of Las Tablas, where the best murgas the country), do jumping and dancing for joy to young and old alike, unable to contain her joy and excitement following the queen with the most sympathetic all day without stopping or until the forces accompanying the activity takes place during four days of carnival, another attraction of this carnival is wasteful luxury and splendor of the costumes shown in the queens and their ladies, and the designs and finishes epectaculares floats of both daytime (from culecos or mojaderas) and evening, reaching its greatest splendor Carnival on Monday, his grace and charm of women represented in their Tableña and queens in ladies of his court to make the carnival Tableño one of the best and most famous carnavals the world.
-Another well-known celebration is Corpus Christi, a religious holiday which dates its beginnings to the colonial era. It commemorates the institution of the Eucharist in the mix with pagan festivals represented by different dance, which today form part of the folklore of the region, this activity takes place in the City of La Villa de Los Santos.
-Los Santos is the place to see the beautiful hand-woven Polleras, the typical costume of Panama. Here you will find artisans who make masks of the famous "Diablicos".
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