Bonyé at the Ruins of San Francisco

Ruinas de San Francisco in Santo Domingo hosts Bonyé, a weekly open-air social that takes place among 16th-century colonial ruins in the UNESCO-listed Zona Colonial. The setting is unlike almost anywhere else in the Latin dance world — Salsa, Merengue, Bachata, and Reggaeton play out against centuries-old stone walls with no roof overhead. Bonyé has become one of the most distinctive recurring social dance events in the Caribbean and is worth planning a visit around.