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16th August 2013, 01:30 AM
Is this the world's oldest man? Bolivian herder's records show he was born in 1890
Carmelo Flores Laura turned 123 last month, according to Bolivia's records
He is still healthy, walks without a stick and doesn't wear glasses
He has three children, 16 grandchildren and 39 great-grandchildren
By Matt Roper (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/search.html?s=&authornamef=Matt+Roper)
PUBLISHED: 12:07 GMT, 15 August 2013 | UPDATED: 14:57 GMT, 15 August 2013
A Bolivian man born in 1890 - and still going strong - has been revealed as the oldest living person ever recorded, it was reported today.
Carmelo Flores Laura turned 123 last month, according to Bolivia's civil registry.
Yet the herder, from the mountain village of Frasquicia, 50 miles outside the capital La Paz, is still healthy, walks without a stick and doesn't wear glasses, according to reports.
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http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/08/15/article-0-1B4D7B1E000005DC-158_634x467.jpg New claim: A Bolivian man born in 1890 - and still going strong - has been revealed as the oldest living person ever recorded, it was reported today
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/08/15/article-0-1B4D7A52000005DC-372_634x464.jpg Evidence: A La Paz government photo shows the identification document of Aimara Bolivian indigenous Carmelo Flores Laura who according Bolivian authorities is 123 years old
The native Aymara, who has three children, 16 grandchildren and 39 great-grandchildren, was 24 when World War I broke out and 62 when young Queen Elizabeth ascended to the throne.
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Mr Laura, who lost his wife ten years ago, told Bolivia's Rede Uno TV station that he believes the secret to a long life is taking daily long walks, and never eating pasta or sugar.
Instead, he said he has spent his life eating cananhua, a wild species of quinoa which is rich in protein and amino acid.
World's oldest person: Man, aged 123, eats foxes and lizards
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http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/08/15/article-0-1B4D7A5F000005DC-198_634x476.jpg History: The native Aymara, who has three children, 16 grandchildren and 39 great-grandchildren, was 24 when World War I broke out and 62 when young Queen Elizabeth ascended to the throne
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/08/15/article-0-1B4C0553000005DC-767_634x423.jpg Home: Carmelo Flores Laura sits outside his home in the village of Frasquia, Bolivia
JEANNE CALMENT: THE OFFICIAL OLDEST PERSON RECORDED
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Guinness World Records says the oldest living person verified by original proof of birth is Misao Okawa, a 115-year-old Japanese woman.
The oldest verified age was 122 years and 164 days: Jeanne Calment of France, who died in 1997.
The oldest ever man, Japanese Jiroemon Kimura, died this year age just 116.
He added:'I've never been lazy. I always shared the cooking with my wife.
'We would only eat what we could find growing wild. We ate mostly skunk meat. I still go on long walks every day.'
The Bolivian's biblical age means he would easily overtake the current oldest living person, 115-year-old Japanese woman Misao Okawa.
And he would beat Frenchwoman Jeanne Calment, who died in 1997 age 122, as the oldest verified age on record.
The oldest ever man, Japanese Jiroemon Kimura, died this year age just 116.
In order to claim the title, Mr Laura's documents now need to be verified by a Guinness Book of Records official.
Guinness World Records says the oldest living person verified by original proof of birth is Misao Okawa, a 115-year-old Japanese woman.
Guinness spokeswoman Jamie Panas said it wasn't aware of a claim being filed for the Bolivian.
'I should be about 100 years old or more,' Flores says. But his memory is dim.
Although birth certificates didn't exist in Bolivia when he was born, Mr Laura's birth date is confirmed on his baptism certificate, considered an authentic record of birth in the country.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2394414/Is-Carmelo-Flores-Laura-worlds-oldest-man-Bolivian-herders-records-hes-123-years-old.html#ixzz2c7QqFNoZ
Carmelo Flores Laura turned 123 last month, according to Bolivia's records
He is still healthy, walks without a stick and doesn't wear glasses
He has three children, 16 grandchildren and 39 great-grandchildren
By Matt Roper (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/search.html?s=&authornamef=Matt+Roper)
PUBLISHED: 12:07 GMT, 15 August 2013 | UPDATED: 14:57 GMT, 15 August 2013
A Bolivian man born in 1890 - and still going strong - has been revealed as the oldest living person ever recorded, it was reported today.
Carmelo Flores Laura turned 123 last month, according to Bolivia's civil registry.
Yet the herder, from the mountain village of Frasquicia, 50 miles outside the capital La Paz, is still healthy, walks without a stick and doesn't wear glasses, according to reports.
Scroll down for video
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/08/15/article-0-1B4D7B1E000005DC-158_634x467.jpg New claim: A Bolivian man born in 1890 - and still going strong - has been revealed as the oldest living person ever recorded, it was reported today
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/08/15/article-0-1B4D7A52000005DC-372_634x464.jpg Evidence: A La Paz government photo shows the identification document of Aimara Bolivian indigenous Carmelo Flores Laura who according Bolivian authorities is 123 years old
The native Aymara, who has three children, 16 grandchildren and 39 great-grandchildren, was 24 when World War I broke out and 62 when young Queen Elizabeth ascended to the throne.
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Mr Laura, who lost his wife ten years ago, told Bolivia's Rede Uno TV station that he believes the secret to a long life is taking daily long walks, and never eating pasta or sugar.
Instead, he said he has spent his life eating cananhua, a wild species of quinoa which is rich in protein and amino acid.
World's oldest person: Man, aged 123, eats foxes and lizards
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/08/15/video-undefined-1B4FD640000005DC-849_290x163.jpg
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/08/15/article-0-1B4D7A5F000005DC-198_634x476.jpg History: The native Aymara, who has three children, 16 grandchildren and 39 great-grandchildren, was 24 when World War I broke out and 62 when young Queen Elizabeth ascended to the throne
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/08/15/article-0-1B4C0553000005DC-767_634x423.jpg Home: Carmelo Flores Laura sits outside his home in the village of Frasquia, Bolivia
JEANNE CALMENT: THE OFFICIAL OLDEST PERSON RECORDED
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/08/15/article-2394414-1B4F2E9D000005DC-921_287x200.jpg
Guinness World Records says the oldest living person verified by original proof of birth is Misao Okawa, a 115-year-old Japanese woman.
The oldest verified age was 122 years and 164 days: Jeanne Calment of France, who died in 1997.
The oldest ever man, Japanese Jiroemon Kimura, died this year age just 116.
He added:'I've never been lazy. I always shared the cooking with my wife.
'We would only eat what we could find growing wild. We ate mostly skunk meat. I still go on long walks every day.'
The Bolivian's biblical age means he would easily overtake the current oldest living person, 115-year-old Japanese woman Misao Okawa.
And he would beat Frenchwoman Jeanne Calment, who died in 1997 age 122, as the oldest verified age on record.
The oldest ever man, Japanese Jiroemon Kimura, died this year age just 116.
In order to claim the title, Mr Laura's documents now need to be verified by a Guinness Book of Records official.
Guinness World Records says the oldest living person verified by original proof of birth is Misao Okawa, a 115-year-old Japanese woman.
Guinness spokeswoman Jamie Panas said it wasn't aware of a claim being filed for the Bolivian.
'I should be about 100 years old or more,' Flores says. But his memory is dim.
Although birth certificates didn't exist in Bolivia when he was born, Mr Laura's birth date is confirmed on his baptism certificate, considered an authentic record of birth in the country.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2394414/Is-Carmelo-Flores-Laura-worlds-oldest-man-Bolivian-herders-records-hes-123-years-old.html#ixzz2c7QqFNoZ