According to Costa Rica’s Civil Registry, Jose Flores was born on July 11, 1907. Credit: AI-generated image with ChatGPT. Jose Flores, a humble farmer from Costa Rica’s famed Blue Zone, is seeking official recognition that could make him the oldest verified man alive on Earth, at 119 years of age. According to Costa Rica‘s Civil Registry, Flores was born on July 11, 1907, making him 119 years old. If international researchers confirm his age, he would surpass the current recognized oldest living person by more than two years and become the world’s oldest verified living human. Until that review is complete, Flores remains a claimant rather than the officially recognized world’s oldest living person.