Colmados are a big part of Dominican life. There really isn't an English word for colmado. The best comparison I can make is with a 7-11. They all carry a lot of necessities like toilet paper, tooth paste, rice, eggs, and also pop, candy and big bottles of water. There is at least one colmado every couple of blocks, and they differ in size from closet size to a super colmado which rivals a small grocery store. I am happy to report the Super Colmado here in El Seibo carries lactose-free milk.
I visit a colmado daily whether to get a Coke, some candy, packets of coffee for my host mom, 2 pesos of baking powder (for pancakes!), or some beer.
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