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Guinness Verification Pending for World’s Oldest Man Jose Flores

9/9/2026

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Jose Flores, 119, is applying for Guinness World Records verification as the world’s oldest living man.
His identity card records his birth date as July 11, 1907.
He lives in Sardinal on the Nicoya Peninsula, a Blue Zone linked to longevity.
The association holds birth, baptism and later documents pending Guinness confirmation.

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Jose Flores, 119, is applying for Guinness World Records verification as the world’s oldest living man.
His identity card records his birth date as July 11, 1907.
He lives in Sardinal on the Nicoya Peninsula, a Blue Zone linked to longevity.
The association holds birth, baptism and later documents pending Guinness confirmation.