Long Life in the Nicoya Peninsula (2)

Jose Guevara

Jose Guevara lives with his family on a small farm. He has spent most of his life riding horses and working in the fields but today he gets around on the back of his grandson's four wheeler. He is 105 years old.

"I wake up at 6 am, then I will get some corn and go and feed the chickens or the pig," he says.

"I eat, but not as much ... generally beef, a good cut of pork, rice and beans -- four meals that we never went without in my house, thank God."

Reference: Does this beach paradise hold the secret to long life?

Genetics and stress, diet based on plants and water with minerals, even faith and laughter seem to be the key factors for a long life.