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The world’s biggest kiss
Quick, think of a word that describes the 20 million-strong madhouse that is Mexico City. Romantic? Yeah, didn’t think so. But city officials, as part of a quest to spruce up the city’s image, are planning the world’s biggest kiss this Valentine’s Day in the Zocalo. Organizers are hoping to lure more than 32,000 smooching couples, which would break the Guinness World Record for largest mass kiss. If successful, the “mega-beso” would top the previous record of London, England. The Valentine’s Day festivities will end with a free concert by legendary crooner Vicente Fernandez.
This is the second time the masses are aiming to break a record in the Zocalo in recent years. In 2007, 18,000 people stripped naked for photographer Spencer Tunick, becoming the largest mass dis-robing in recorded history.
The term “Besame mucho” (or kiss me a lot, from the famous Consuelo Velasquez song), has become Mexico City’s official slogan and officials are projecting an image of a kinder, gentler DF in hopes of luring more tourists and visitors.
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