Delegates of ACAP’s 14th Advisory Committee Meeting enjoy an historical day out in Lima, Peru

Minister Julio Reinoso Calderón (front left) stands at the bottom of the grand internal staircase of Torre Tagle Palace with delegates of the Fourteenth Meeting of ACAP's Advisory Committee.

Delegates of the 14th Meeting of ACAP’s Advisory Committee (AC14) enjoyed a day out in the historical centre of Peru’s capital, Lima yesterday. 

AC14 hosts, Peru, organised the excursion for the Thursday, the traditional rest day for delegates, as the draft report for the meeting is compiled by ACAP’s Secretariat.

The excursion began with Minister Julio Reinoso Calderón, General Director of Maritime Affairs, welcoming delegates to Restaurante Casa Tambo for lunch and a display of traditional Peruvian dances. 

AC14 delegates enjoyed performances of three Peruvian dances over lunch at Restaurante Casa Rambo in the histoical centre of Lima

The performance was not contained to the professionals, with delegates from South Africa, Spain, Peru, and Chinese Taipei invited by the dancers to take to the floor and join in the revelry.

Afterward, Minister Calderón led the delegation through the historical city centre to Torre Tagle Palace, a colonial-era mansion built for the 1st Marquis of Torre Tagle, Jose Bernado de Tagle Bracho. The group were taken on a guided tour of the impressive building which now houses the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Peru and the National Directorate of State Ceremonial and Protocol.

The delegation expressed gratitude for the memorable day before returning to Miraflores to review and comment on the draft meeting report. The adoption of the meeting report will occur at the close of the meeting today.

16 August 2024