"Maria Antonia Cuervo, a woman believed to be the world’s oldest living person at 124 years old, continues to lead an active daily life in Buenaventura, on Colombia’s Pacific coast. Footage filmed on Tuesday shows Cuervo carrying out everyday activities, including washing, tending to plants in her garden and travelling by car between nearby communities, walking with impressive steadiness despite her advanced age. According to her citizenship card, Cuervo was born on 18 October 1901. Over more than a century, she has lived through profound historical, social and scientific changes, while maintaining a lifestyle closely tied to physical work and nature. From a young age, she devoted herself to traditional tasks in her region, such as fishing in the river, cutting firewood and harvesting maize, habits she says helped keep her strong and active over the decades. “I lived with my older sister, each of us took our baskets, and we went to cut firewood. I also always harvested maize,” Cuervo said. Her family has grown across generations. She is the mother of eight children, with 34 grandchildren, 80 great-grandchildren, and more than 70 great-great-great-grandchildren, many of whom gather each year to celebrate her birthday. “This year we celebrated her 124 years at the Church of Providence,” said her daughter, Deisy Balanta Moreno. Cuervo’s claimed age exceeds that of Jeanne Louise Calment, who is widely recognised as the longest-lived person in recorded history, having reached 122 years and 164 days. However, Cuervo has not yet been officially recognised by Guinness World Records, as her documentation is still undergoing international verification."