Last April 7 It was announced that our country adds a Guinness record to its brand list. On this occasion, it is the rise of Jaime Viñals to 14 volcanoes of more than 3 thousand meters highchallenge that ended in the water volcano.
However, the achievement of Viñals is no exception. There are other records imposed by Guatemalans Thanks to your perseverance, ingenuity and other extraordinary qualities.
In connection with Guinness World Records (GWR), this organization is defined as the world authority related to records.
Its headquarters are located in the United Kingdom, the United States, China, Japan and the United Arab Emirates and has official awards that verify world recordsaccording to official information.
How many Guinness records does Guatemala have?
According to the official count, Guatemala has about 10 Guinness records in different areas to date. Next, we list the different brands obtained by our country throughout history, According to hemerographic information of Free press.
However, it is important to clarify that these brands vary every day, which means that Guinness records can change as new achievements are registered worldwide:
1. The oldest Mayan mural
It is known as San Bartolo and is located in Petén. This data of the year 100 BC AND was discovered in 2001. This mural tells the story of the world formation and maya reign.
2. The oldest Mayan registration
It was also discovered in San Bartolo and its origin dates from the year 300 to 200 before Christ. This finding shows the writing developed in the Mayan civilizationwhich had a level similar to that of other cultures in the region.
3. The largest collection of feline articles
This collection that would fall in love with any cat lover is also in Guatemala. This belongs to the Guatemalan Carmen Aldana, who until 2011 had 21 thousand 231 unique articles that gathered since the age of 13. Aldana has a private museum in its residence in Puerto Barrios where these pieces are located.
4. The oldest Mayan tomb
Another element found in San Bartolo. Your discovery It happened in 2001 and date approximately 150 before Christ and contain some ceramic figures.
5. The largest colored water mosaic
Yus de Toki, Guatemalan drink brand, Elaborated the largest colored water mosaic on September 10, 2017. Sue used more than 118 thousand 280 glasses (603.47m²) to elaborate iconic elements of our country.
6. The greatest amount of goals in the FIFA World Cup preliminaries
Carlos “El Pescado” Ruiz managed to score five goals in his last international match against San Vicente and the Granada and obtained 39 goals During the World Cup classification.
7. The largest human image of a grinder
This image was possible thanks to the participation of 2,164 collaborators of the Bank of Workers during an activity carried out on January 18, 2020 in Guatemala City.
The participants involved took two hours and 40 minutes to create the human image. In the creation of each mill leaf, 250 people participated. As for the pin and mango, these were made by another 164 collaborators.
8. Record for jumping rope
This achievement was obtained by Carlos Humberto Argueta, who stood out for breaking brands in sports that are not traditional. Argueta ran a marathon jumping rope and although this happened in 1995, his triumph was recognized until 2004 when he appeared in the book of Guinness records.
Argueta commented during an interview that his intention was to demonstrate that great things can be achieved in Guatemala.
9. The biggest assembly of marimbas
The eldest Marimbas set had 505 participants And Marimbas was achieved by Guate (Guatemala) on the El Pilar estate, in San Juan Sacatepéquez, Guatemala on December 11, 2021.
10. Ascent to higher volcanoes in less time
On April 7, 2025, it was reported that Jaime Viñals He climbed 14 volcanoes of more than 3 thousand meters high in 15 days. This is the most recent Guinness brand achieved by a Guatemalan to date.
What is the history of Guinness records?
GWR’s beginnings They date back to the 1950swhen Sir Hugh Beaver, general director of the Guinness Brewery, went to a hunting party in Wexford County, Ireland. In that meeting, both Beaver and his hosts questioned what the fastest hunting bird in Europe was and found no response.
In 1954, Beaver recalled that discussion and had the idea of promoting his brand based on resolution of discussions in bars and invited the twins Norris and Ross McWhirter to collect a data and figures book. After a research phase, the writing of a book began that would become one of the best selling of all times and Guinness, in one of the most recognized brands worldwide.