Published May 10, 2021, 12:00 PM
Two Colombian farmers recently broke the Guinness World Record after growing a massive mango that weighs 9.36 pounds, taking the title of the world’s heaviest from a 7.57-pound mango grown in the Philippines in 2009.
German Orlando Novoa Barrera and Reina Maria Marroquin, who grew the mango at San Martin farm in the Boyaca area of Guyata, shared that they noticed during the early stages that mango was growing much larger compared to the other fruits on their tree.
After the mango was harvested and weighed, Barrera’s daughter, Dabegy, suggested that it could be a new world record.
Heaviest mango found in Colombia sets Guinness World Record
May 07 , 2021
The world s heaviest mango has recently been found in Colombia, weighing in at 4.24 kilograms or 9.36 pounds and was certified as an official Guinness World Records title.
Colombian farmers, Germán Orlando Novoa Barrera and Reina Maria Marroquín managed to break a record after growing the mango in Guayatá, on the San Martín farm in the Boyacá area, according to the Guinness World Records website.
The previous record was held by a mango found in the Philippines that weighed 3.435 kilograms or 7.57 pounds in 2009. Our goal with this Guinness World Records title is to show to the world that in Colombia we are humble, hardworking people who love the countryside and that the land that is cultivated with love produces great fruits, Germán was reported as saying.