María del Pilar Salinas, the oldest living person in Honduras, celebrated her 112th birthday in Catacamas, Olancho, on 12 October. She is the oldest documented person to have ever lived in Honduras.
María del Pilar Salinas was born in Gualaco, Olancho Department, Honduras, on 12 October 1914. She was orphaned at an early age, as her mother died when she was 10. She had no formal schooling; she acquired literacy through an adult education program, initially learning the alphabet and later reading the Bible. She never married but had two partners, with whom she had 10 children.
When asked about the secret of her long life, she said: “God, he keeps me alive“.
LongeviQuest extends warm congratulations to María del Pilar Salinas on her 112th birthday.
