| Julio Augusto Varela Lopez | |
 Varela Lopez at the age of 108 | |
| Birth: | 4 March 1913 Montevideo, Uruguay |
| Age: | 109 years, 124 days |
| Country: |  URU
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| Centenarian | |
Dr. Julio Augusto Varela Lopez [Spanish: López] (born 4 March 1913) is a Uruguayan retired gastroenterologist and centenarian who is currently the oldest known living person in Uruguay. According to the Uruguayan Society of Gastroenterology, he was his country's first gastroenterology specialist, and made significant contributions to his field.
Biography
Julio Augusto Varela Lopez was born in Montevideo, Uruguay on 4 March 1913.
He became the oldest known living man in Uruguay, following the death of 110-year-old Valoy Ortiz on 18 March 2022. Two days later on 20 March 2022, he became the oldest known living person in Uruguay, following the death of 111-year-old Blanca Luisa Cuitino Barbier.
Varela Lopez currently lives in Montevideo, Uruguay, at the age of 109 years, 124 days.
References
- Las personas vivas más longevas Supercentenarios.net
- Este artículo lo puede ver en este link: Cien años no es nada: En 2100 Uruguay tendrá casi 13.000 personas centenarias El Observador, 14 July 2018
- Julio Varela López, el uruguayo de 108 años que sigue esperando la vacuna contra la COVID Montevideo, 13 May 2021
