Delphinus Xcaret sets the Record Mexico

On 20 March 2008, eco-archaeological park Xcaret - located in Quintana Roo, Mexico – hosted a ceremony to recognise the Guinness World Records™ achievement for the ‘most dolphins born in a year in a single facility.’

Within the park’s aptly named ‘Delphinus Xcaret dolphinarium’ 11 dolphins were born through 2008 which was a record setting mark, certified by Guinness World Records™ Adjudicator, Carlos Martinez

After a data check process with various marine biology institutions, Guinness World Records™ awarded the record to the dolphinarium, which housed the extremely successful program dedicated to dolphin reproduction.

Francisco Córdova, General Manager of Delphinus said: “…To reach these results is only possible with the investment in scientific knowledge, high quality equipment and veterinarian professionals, as well as a training respectful with the physical and emotional integrity of the dolphins. I hope this Guinness World Records™ acknowledgement will inspire to other companies to develop similar reproduction programs, which will help to the conservation of the marine mammals”.

Xcaret affords the Delphinus programs an ideal venue for cetacean reproduction, by developing a healthy environment where dolphin mothers can birth and raise their newborns. In this way, the mothers are assisted with their maternal duties during these early nurturing years by other females, who are more experienced in the corresponding processes. Similarly, coaches, veterinarians, and biologists register vital data such as: respiratory frequency, nursing schedules, as well as behavioural relations between dolphin mothers and their babies.

Currently, Delphinus Xcaret is the only dolphinarium to offer the program “Xcaret Unique Dolphin Swim”, in which curious dolphin mothers - and their record breaking babies – swim and interact with visitors in an unparalleled, aquatic experience.

Couples kiss in Mexico City set World Record

Mexico City puckered up to set a new record Saturday as nearly 40,000 people locked lips in the city center for the world's largest group kiss.

Carlos Martinez of Guinness World Records verified the record of 39,897 people who entered the gated kissing area of the city's Zocalo main square on Valentine's Day, besting Weston-super-Mare, an English town that set the previous kissing record in 2007.

"We did it! Long live Mexico," said Mexican singer-actress Susana Zavaleta, who serenaded the crowd before the kiss with the classic Mexican ballad, "Besame Mucho," or "Kiss Me a Lot" — also the name of the event.

The Valentine's Day kiss was meant to show love at a time when a crackdown against drug traffickers has led to widespread violence across the country. At least 6,000 people died in drug-related conflicts in 2008.

"More than 35,000 will simultaneously kiss to show that warmth and love are at the core of this capital, the heart of the Mexican Republic," the city's tourism department, which organized the gathering, said in a statement.

The event "is aimed at changing people's attitudes toward human relations, especially between couples, so that respect, equity and tolerance are at the center of any relationship," the statement said.

The giant Zocalo, which can hold 100,000 people, was half-filled as mostly young couples embraced and held one another in a lip lock for 10 seconds.

The kiss was delayed for several hours as organizers waited for people to gather.
As the crowd grew, city workers in cupid wings offered hugs, teenage boys carried signs volunteering their kissing services and couples practiced openly in a country that surprises many with its pervasive public displays of affection.

"We love demonstrating our love in front of everyone and in front of our family," said Lucia Gutierrez, 38, who spent the afternoon rehearsing with Vicente Romero, 34, her boyfriend of 10 months. "There's nothing bad about showing your love."

Benito Zavala, 53, who works in a store nearby, said he didn't have time to go home to get his wife. So he planned to help set the record with his 2-year-old Chihuahua, Onix, who was licking his lips.

"It's a good idea because a lot of people feel the need to share their affection," Zavala said. "They already do it in the Metro, in the street, so I think it's best if they all do it together."

The event also included workshops on violence-free relationships and AIDS prevention.
As soon as the kissing stopped, participants started chanting "Cente!" the nickname for Mexico's most popular ranchera singer, Vicente Fernandez, who followed the smooch-fest with a free concert.

Mexican Bullfighter's World Record Will Not Recognise

According to Mexico's National Association of Matadors, Michel "Michelito" Lagravere set the international record at his age for bull calves killed in a two-hour fight watched by more than 3,500 people.

But Guinness World Records saif it was not aware that the event was taking place and will not recognise the result.

"We do not accept records based on the killing or harming of animals," it said on its website.
Michelito, who turned 11 in December, took the news in his stride. "It's all the same to me because in the world of bullfighting the record is now part of history, although it may not be for Guinness," he said.

Michelito's parents and the organisers of the fights in which he stars have been criticised for allowing the 4ft 5in tall fighter to risk his safety in the ring at such a young age.

Mexico has no minimum age for bullfighting, although by law children are supposed to be closely supervised as they advance from nonlethal exhibitions with small calves to full-fledged lethal bullfights.

One Spanish bullfighter, Jairo Miguel, was nearly gored to death in Mexico in 2007 at the age of 14 when a bull rushed him at high speed and punctured his lung.

A child welfare law enacted last year in Michelito's home state led authorities to briefly suspend last Saturday's landmark bullfight. Investigators allowed the show to go on, but the Yucatan state human rights commission said it still has concerns.

"It's a latent risk that he doesn't have the maturity and the physical strength to do these kinds of activities," said Guadalupe Sosa Escobedo, spokesman for the commission.

His father runs a school for matadors and his mother, Diana Peniche Marenco, said her son has "got it in his blood". But she added: "I'd be lying to you if I said I wasn't afraid."

Mexican Chefs make World's Biggest Cheesecake

Mexico has long been known for tacos and tequila - but cheesecake?

Chef Miguel Angel Quezada says 55 cooks spent 60 hours making the world's biggest cheesecake - a 2-ton calorie bomb topped with strawberries.

The monster cake used nearly a ton of cream cheese, the same amount of yogurt, 350 kilograms (772 pounds) of pastry, 250 kilograms (551 pounds) of sugar and 150 kilograms (331 pounds) of butter.

Carlos Martinez of Guinness World Records declared the cheesecake the world's largest on Sunday at an event sponsored by Kraft Foods, maker of Philadelphia cream cheese.

There wasn't much competition. Guinness had no previous record for cheesecakes.

Largest Twister Board 2008 Mexico World Record

Colima, Mexico. Left foot, red! Right hand, green! Right foot, yellow! Left hand, blue!

What might sound like a magic potion chant was actually part of Colegio Campoverde’s exciting celebration, after earning a Guinness World Record for creating the largest Twister board. The board covered almost the entire area of the school’s three full-size outdoor basketball courts. In total, the school’s Twister board spanned an impressive 39.9 metres (130 ft 11 in) in length by 25.6 metres (84 ft 1 in) in width. Hundreds students from Colegio Campoverde jumped, played and laughed while helping their school earn the new record title.

Danny Girton, Guinness World Records adjudicator, was on hand on the day to present Colegio Campoverde’s founding director, Mr. Manuel Costa Lavín with a certificate commemorating this achievement for both himself and all his students.

In recognition of Colegio Campoverde’s many educational and civic accomplishments, the school has been awarded numerous prestigious awards, including most recently: the “Ibero-American Prize of Quality 2007”, presented to the school by Chilean president Michelle Bachelet; as well as the “National Prize of Quality 2005”, awarded to the school by Mexico’s previous president, Vicente Fox.

Source : Guinness World Records