Peru's Andes Mountains might be home to the oldest person ever to have lived at the age of 124. The South American country’s government has claimed that a man named Marcelino Abad Tolentino from the central area of Huanuco was born in 1900. If the claim is true, he would be the oldest, independently verified human on earth. Officials said in a statement that Abad “developed a healthy way of life and inner peace, reflected in his good health and friendly personality.” As a result, they said, "This allowed him, with resilience and skill, to overcome 12 decades of life and on April 5th he just blew out 124 candles." Peruvian officials say they are helping Abad to contact Guinness World Records for independent verification.
