Natividad Martínez de la Cruz, aged 119 and resident in the community of Santana de La Victoria, in the northern part of Santo Domingo, could be the oldest person in the world. According to her identity card, she was born in 1901. She is currently cared for by her daughter, Cipriano, who says her mother’s only problem is insomnia, but that the doctors say her mother has better health than she does.
The 119-year old woman still carries out the household tasks in her humble home with a zinc roof. She attributes her long life to her belief in God and eating everything. She explains that she worked like a man, when she was younger, tending the land.
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Al Momento
24 April 2019