Saturday 12 December 2009

Worlds largest Christmas Tree - Mexico City


If you are coming to Mexico city for Christmas then you are in for a treat.Mexico City has been certified by Guinness World Records as having the world’s largest Christmas tree. The tree stands 110.35 meters high, has a diameter of 35 meters and weighs 330 tonnes.
The tree was lit on december 5th and will stand as a city decoration for 36 days.
Mexico City Mayor Marcelo Ebrard headed the tree-lighting ceremony, during which the Shola Cantorum orchestra and the Mariachi Gama Mil band played Christmas music.

The tree stands on Reforma and is pretty hard to miss so if you are in town - go check it out.

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