200-year-old man reveals unique secrets to long life This is a 1956 photograph of Javier Pereira of Colombia at 167. Javier Pereira, a Zenu Indian from Colombia, is famously believed to have lived for 200 years, with his birth year often cited as 1789 in the Viceroyalty of New Granada and his death as March 30, 1989. Although there is no definitive proof of his exact age, many people, including journalists and historians, claimed he had lived for two centuries. Pereira’s story gained international attention when he travelled to New York City...