by Fabrizio Villatoro | Apr 29, 2026 | News, Popular, Validation
Zoraida Montezuma Ortega, the oldest living person in Costa Rica, has been officially validated by LongeviQuest on 27 April. At the age of 112 years, 178 days, she is also the second-oldest person ever from Costa Rica. Montezuma was born in Limón, Limón Province,...
by Jimmy Lindberg | Feb 9, 2026 | Analysis, Case Study
The early to mid-1800s in the United States were marked by deep division and grave racial injustice. Slavery remained widespread in some regions, particularly in the South. Disputes over slavery and human rights were the central cause of the U.S. Civil War, fought...
by Jimmy Lindberg | Feb 21, 2025 | Analysis, In Depth
Several researchers have reached out to me following a recently updated pre-print by Newman (2024) where it was proposed that supercentenarians display patterns that indicate age fraud. The researcher performed a thorough analysis of plenty of surrounding factors but...
by Stefan Maglov | Oct 29, 2024 | News, Validation
LongeviQuest is happy to announce the age validation of Maria Jorge Esteves de Almeida, a 112-year-old lady who currently resides in Catanduva, São Paulo, Brazil. Maria Jorge Esteves de Almeida was born in Tocha, Coimbra District, Portugal, on 28 May 1912. When she...
by Rollan Albano | Oct 25, 2024 | Validation
Tsutae Hayashi is a validated Japanese supercentenarian known as the oldest living person in Tadotsu, Kagawa Prefecture. Tsutae Hayashi was born on 28 October 1913 in Japan. In September 2023, she received a congratulatory visit from the mayor of Tadotsu Town,...
by Rollan Albano | Oct 25, 2024 | Validation
Kimie Baraki is a validated Japanese supercentenarian born on 13 August 1914 in Mitoyo City, Kagawa Prefecture. At some point in her life, she got married into a family that owned a grain store in Kan’onji City. On 18 September 2024, the mayor of Kan’onji City visited...
