It was a big day in Lima, Peru. President Joe Biden and Xin Jinping were in town for the APEC meeting. For those of you who are not fluent in acronyms, APEC stands for Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation. It also meant lots of businesses were closed in Lima to keep traffic to a minimum, and a chance for me to catch up on morning yoga. The stroll to my yoga studio wasn’t clogged with the usual dogwalkers, but with hundreds of security guards, many of which were scrolling their phones. The street, Avenida La Paz, is the home of several big name hotels.
The security force for APEC meetings also included a few military boats off the coast.
The sunset wasn’t cancelled for this event.
President Biden was staying at the Marriot near LaroMar. If you are not from Lima, this hotel is the real life equivalent of Boardwalk from the Monopoly game. Military tanks blocked the streets. Tropical birds fluttered in the trees with all of the commotion. I didn’t see Joe, but I did spot a bananaquit.
I don’t know who this guy is, but he slept through all of the excitement of the bigwigs and APEC meeting. Oh well.
