The republic of Cuba… This island state in the Caribbean sea still carries the romantic vibe of the 1959 revolution. After dictator Batista was brought down, the country has received an unofficial nickname, the Island of Freedom. For more than half a century its residents live in a socialist system with free education, medicine and retirement benefits.

As life expectancy continues to soar, more and more of us are living to well over the age of 100. We ask some of the oldest people in the world the question everyone wants answered: what is the secret to long life?

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