Bolivia’s “oldest woman” Julia Flores celebrates 118th birthday
The oldest woman in Bolivia, and perhaps the world, turned 118 on Friday, remaining lucid and in good health, authorities in the South American country said. Julia Flores was born in 1900 in a Quechua family in the mining region of Potosi in the country’s south. Known as “Mama Julia,” Flores celebrated her birthday amongst family, friends and local authorities from Sacaba, where she now lives in the center of Bolivia.
In a country where the average life expectancy is 71, Flores is an exception to the rule. If her age was officially recognized, she would be the oldest living person and third oldest of all time, but she hasn’t been confirmed by the Guinness Book of Records. “It’s a day of recognition for us, to celebrate the oldest woman in our country,” Juan Carvajal, a public employee in Sacaba told the Los Tiempos de Cochabamba newspaper.
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