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For the Day of the Dead celebration, Mexico City is aiming to set a Guinness World Record with the worldâ€⠢s tallest Catrina standing approximately 32 meters high, adorned with fabric clothing and traditional Mexican decorations. This massive figure is being constructed using cartoneria (papier-mache-style craft), a metal framework, and other materials to bring it to life in Mexico Cityâ€⠢s Zocalo, where it will be surrounded by a traditional, monumental Day of the Dead ofrenda (altar). Originally, this skeletal figure, created by Joso Guadalupe Posada, was known as La Calavera Garbancera. It was intended to mock individuals from the lower class who attempted to emulate wealthy Eur - ZUMAp204 20261022_zip_p204_001

For the Day of the Dead celebration, Mexico City is aiming to set a Guinness World Record with the worldâ€⠢s tallest Catrina standing approximately 32 meters high, adorned with fabric clothing and traditional Mexican decorations. This massive figure is being constructed using cartoneria (papier-mache-style craft), a metal framework, and other materials to bring it to life in Mexico Cityâ€⠢s Zocalo, where it will be surrounded by a traditional, monumental Day of the Dead ofrenda (altar). Originally, this skeletal figure, created by Joso Guadalupe Posada, was known as La Calavera Garbancera. It was intended to mock individuals from the lower class who attempted to emulate wealthy Eur - ZUMAp204 20261022_zip_p204_001

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October 22, 2026, Mexico City, Cdmx, Mexico: For the Day of the Dead celebration, Mexico City is aiming to set a Guinness World Record with the worldâ€⠢s tallest Catrina standing approximately 32 meters high, adorned with fabric clothing and traditional Mexican decorations. This massive figure is being constructed using cartoneria (papier-mache-style craft), a metal framework, and other materials to bring it to life in Mexico Cityâ€⠢s Zocalo, where it will be surrounded by a traditional, monumental Day of the Dead ofrenda (altar). Originally, this skeletal figure, created by Joso Guadalupe Posada, was known as La Calavera Garbancera. It was intended to mock individuals from the lower class who attempted to emulate wealthy Eur - ZUMAp204 20261022_zip_p204_001

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