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Oldest man living in the United States reveals his secrets for a long life

New York Post·David Spector·6 months ago
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A 111-year-old man who is believed to be the oldest man in the United States revealed his three secrets to living a long life.

Luis Cano was born in Colombia on Dec. 9, 1914, but now resides in Linden, New Jersey, and loves fishing Fox 5 reported.

He was certified as the 112th-oldest person in the world by LongeviQuest, an organization that tracks the oldest living people.

Cano served in the Colombian Army and later started a bus company that transported people through rural areas.

Luis Cano is the oldest man in the United States. FOX 5 New York

When asked by Fox 5 News how he feels about the achievement, he reportedly replied: “Good.”

He married Alicia Angelo Cano in 1948, and the two went on to have ten children. Cano now has five great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.

The couple moved to Far Rockaway, New York in the 1990’s and Cano moved to Linden after his wife died in 2004.…

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