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PLEASE NOTE: THIS EDIT CONTAINS CONVERTED 4:3 MATERIAL Ten thousand three hundred and forty Peruvians break the Guinness World Record for the largest group hug. In a special Valentine's day challenge, the town of Ayacucho hoped to show that the region had moved on from a violent past as a base for a guerrilla group. And the local mayor thinks they've succeeded. SOUNDBITE: Amilcar Huancahuari, Mayor of Huamanga, saying (Spanish): "It is about showing that Ayacucho is a not of violence, but of peace, of brotherhood, where we all have a desire to solve our problems by talking with friendship, harmony and joy." Giving residents some optimism to cling to. Tara Cleary, Reuters.