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Oaxaca Sets Guinness Record for 350-Meter Tlayuda Line

Record confirmation fuels a petition to grant international heritage recognition for the event, with San Antonio de la Cal at its center.

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Overview

  • Guinness World Records verified that 1,200 individual tlayudas were joined to form a continuous 350-meter line, more than doubling the previous record.
  • Over 120 women from San Antonio de la Cal prepared the tlayudas at Parque Primavera Oaxaqueña using native maize during the Expo Feria “Del Comal para el Mundo: La Tlayuda.”
  • Governor Salomón Jara Cruz said the feat positions Oaxacan cuisine as a global cultural reference; it highlights the ancestral role of women producers.
  • Cooks have launched a petition seeking international cultural heritage status for both the Expo Feria and the community of San Antonio de la Cal.
  • Social media reactions ranged from official praise to widespread memes mocking the “grandiosa hazaña.”