4Nicoya, Costa Rica
Source:scwf.org
“They have something in the water,” Den Bjutner says about the inhabitants of the large peninsula located in the west of Costa Rica. Water in this region is abundant with limestone, calcium, and magnesium, therefore, the bones of its inhabitants are stronger. This positively reflects on their lifetime, as falls and fractures often greatly limit the lives of older people. Another interesting fact: inhabitants of Nicoya are mostly vegetarian.
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