Santo Domingo's mid-week Plaza España open-air social — live ensembles run merengue and salsa sets in front of the Alcázar de Colón, the most distinctive weekly Latin moment in the Zona Colonial.
Santo Domingo's Plaza España free open-air social tradition — Wednesday-evening live merengue and salsa sets in front of the Alcázar de Colón bring crowds of zona-colonial dancers to the colonial plaza.