This short video clip is of a Colmado or better known as a "Colmadon" in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
The idea is that your local grocery store by day, can also be your local hang out spot by night. In the last few years "Colmadones" (plural in spanish for Colmadon)" have flourished in Santo Domingo and to an ever greater extent The Dominican Republic as a whole.
The laws are a little bit more relaxed, depending on what part of the country you are in, when it comes to loud music being plaid at night in a residential area. The only limitation is that during the week establishments must close by Midnight, and on weekends (Friday night and Saturday Night) they must close by 2am.
What makes these establishments so successful is that you get regular grocery or liquor store prices while enjoying the local night life. Additionally you don't have to travel far from your home to have a drink and be social with your friends. It is interesting to see how in other countries with much more lax drinking laws than the U.S. there are also fewer alcohol related deaths per capita.
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