Arenoso: 'Tis the season to... be stuck in traffic jams! #fmsphotoaday #fms_season #fmspad #december #2016 Santo Domingo harbors approximately 3 million inhabitants. Those 3 million, notwithstanding their age, have cars and they invite their relatives (with cars) over on Christmas. I live less than a kilometer away from my office, usually it takes me around 8 minutes to get there. It's been taking me up to an hour to get to work these past few weeks. Today I got stuck in a traffic jam trying to get out of a mini mall 3 blocks away from home. 25 minutes it took me to get to the exit because the street was so packed the cars weren't moving. Freaking unbelievable.