Dozens of people in Mexico City spent Friday preparing a record breaking super taco.<br /><br />The 134 foot long snack set a new record for the longest taco ever prepared in the country.<br /><br />The record attempt took place in Plaza Garibaldi, an outdoor nightspot in the heart of Mexico City.<br /><br />Local authorities and 38 local businesses helped prepare the popular dish as a way to preserve Mexican culture.<br /><br />[Marco Antonio Ginea, Restaurant Owner]:<br />"We try to preserve our culture and roots. That's why we are carrying out this festival and that's why we're trying to make the largest taco in Mexico -- made in Mexico."<br /><br />Thousands of pieces of pork, pineapple, coriander, onion, beef, chicken, beans, cheese, cream, and rice, as well as other ingredients, were mixed in to create the taco.<br /><br />[Rosario, Festival Visitor]:<br />"It's a tradition in Mexico. We eat tacos and our roots came from corn and it's delicious."<br /><br />The long taco challenge kicks off a 10-day festival aimed at cleaning up Plaza Garibaldi, which is famed for raucous open-air drinking and folk music. City officials want to clean it up and add a dose of sophistication.<br /><br />The city and federal governments plan to spend around $6 million sprucing up Garibaldi. Musicians and hawkers hope the renovation will bring them more business.<br /><br />The first phase, including building a new tequila museum, is to be completed by November, when Mexico will celebrate 200 years of independence -- likely with boisterous round-the-clock partying at city squares like Garibaldi.
