Peru has the world’s oldest ever person who is 124-year-old man born in 1900. The country’s government has claimed that local resident Marcelino Abad from the central Peruvian region of Huanuco is 124.
The government said in a statement, ‘Among the tranquility of the flora and fauna of Huanuco, Marcelino Abad Tolentino or ‘Mashico’ developed a healthy way of life and inner peace’.
Government added, ‘This allowed him, with the skill to overcome 12 decades of life and on April 5th he just blew out 124 candles’. Peruvian authorities say they are helping Abad apply to the Guinness World Records for independent verification.
‘Guinness World Records receives many applications from individuals who claim to be the oldest living person’, a spokesperson for the body said. Verifying the claim include official documents and other proof being scrutinized by an expert team to prove their achievement beyond doubt.
Currently, The Guinness World Records lists the oldest living man as a 111-year-old Briton who got the title this month after the death of a Venezuelan man who was 114. The oldest living woman is 117, while the oldest person ever verified reached 122.
Abad, was born in the small town of Chaglla, has lived off the radar until the Peruvian government identified him in 2019, securing him a government ID and pension.
Celebrating his 124th birthday on April 5, Abad says his secrets include a diet rich in fruits, as well in lamb meat. The centenarian also made a habit of chewing coca leaves, a tradition in Peru’s Andean communities.
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