Thought Question: What is something your community is known for, and how could people celebrate it in a way that brings everyone together? Question: What can avocado growers do when they reap a record harvest? Answer: Make the biggest bowl of guacamole ever. That’s precisely what 1,000 local farmers and residents of Tancitaro, Mexico, did during last month’s Avocado Festival. It took them just 2 ½ hours to produce a world record-sized serving of the green stuff. They made 14,991 pounds of it! And yes, Guinness World Records (GWR) was on hand to confirm the record. The dip was prepared in a vat the size of a jacuzzi. It weighed as much as a massive elephant. "This moment belongs to the thousands of (state of) Michoacán families whose livelihoods are rooted on avocado farms," said Raul E. Martínez Pulido in a news release. He's the president of the Association of Avocado Exporting Producers and Packers of Mexico. Michoacán is the world’s single largest avocado producing region in the world. It harvests more than a million tons of the fruit every year. And Tancitaro, known as the “Avocado Capital of the World,” is home to an annual festival honoring the crop. That's where they just reclaimed the guacamole-making record from Peribán, Mexico, which broke it in 2022 with a 10,961-pound dish of guac. The record was set amid a 2.73 million metric ton harvest for all of Mexico during 2025-2026. That's also a record. Avocados are grown year-round in Mexico, and 80% of the harvest is exported to the US. About 300 million pounds of avocados were imported to the US during the four weeks leading up to the Super Bowl, another record. GWR judge Susana Reyes said, “This record proudly showcases Mexican cultural identity to the world. And I have no doubt it will leave many wishing they could taste a guacamole like this!” Gif of guacamole from Giphy.
