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title: "Las Palapas, Cancun — GetMap"
description: "Its name comes from the roofs over the square. The name points to the roofs: palapas, open-sided shelters with palm-thatch tops, shade the square. An…"
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# Las Palapas

Its name comes from the roofs over the square

Art · 🇲🇽 Cancun · one place, one stop

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The name points to the roofs: palapas, open-sided shelters with palm-thatch tops, shade the square. An open-air stage sits among them, hosting music and dance and turning this downtown public park into a local gathering place in the evening.

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