More than a thousand barbecue lovers in Uruguay lit up the world’s largest barbecue and set a new record that will be entered in the Guinness Book of Records. The assiduous “chefs” earned the prize after barbecuing 12 tons of meat, thereby beating the former Mexican record set in 2006. Even the army pitched in to help set up the gigantic one-and-a half-kilometer long barbecue.

The fire was fed by 6 tons of coal and, for reasons of safety that part of the work was done by the fire brigade.

The veal on the menu is Uruguay’s main export item. This grand event was attended by 1,250 people, and another 20,000 spectators who were probably drawn by the delicious smell of barbecue.