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​Holy Week in the Dominican Republic is synonymous with one of two things: the beach or the mountains.  While we as Lutherans value gathering together with our church families for the holy days of the triduum, beginning with a Maundy Thursday service this evening, the early part of a week with no work/school nationwide was perfect for an overnight getaway to Santo Domingo to see friends Franco & Kelsey and their 16 mo. old daughter Anza one more time; I've known them since they were just novios .   We made an 8 min. detour on the way into town to see Parque Logístico CCN , the enormous, new-ish (2022) distribution center/factory complex owned by the parent company of my favorite grocery store and where Franco works when he's not at his corporate office.  After passing through airport-esque security, we started by peeking into a warehouse with 70+ semi-truck bays (A-C on the map below) for incoming deliveries and shelving stacked 5-6 levels high with product that'...