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This is a list of Costa Rican supercentenarians (people from Costa Rica who have reached the age of 110 or over).

So far, the oldest validated Costa Rican person ever is Marita Camacho Quiros (born 10 March 1911) who is alive at the age of 114 years, 66 days, and the oldest known Costa Rican man ever was Faustino Vargas Perez (1896–2008) who died at the age of 111 years, 328 days.

This page lists Costa Rican supercentenarian claims under the age of 115. Any exaggerated claimants that have reached their claimed 115th birthday can go to Longevity claims.

See also: List of oldest men from Costa Rica
See also: List of oldest living people in Costa Rica

List of Costa Rican supercentenarians

      Deceased (Validated)       Living (Validated)       Pending       Unvalidated

Province of
Rank Name Sex Birth Death Age birth death
1 Marita Camacho Quiros F 10 Mar 1911 Living 114 years, 66 days Alajuela San Jose
2 Faustino Vargas Perez M 27 Sept 1896 20 Aug 2008 111 years, 328 days Alajuela San Jose
3 Lidia Menis Peresini F 30 Nov 1906 22 Sept 2018 111 years, 296 days ItalyITA San Jose
4 Zoraida Montezuma F 31 Oct 1913 Living 111 years, 196 days Limon San Jose
5 Belia Engracia Cabezas Araya F 30 Aug 1913 28 October 2024 111 years, 60 days Alajuela Alajuela
6 Claudia Soto Saborio F 3 Nov 1909 10 Dec 2020 111 years, 37 days Alajuela Alajuela
7 Celina Fernandez Pacheco F 22 Jan 1906 16 Oct 2016 110 years, 268 days Alajuela Alajuela
8 Josefina Quiros Soto F 12 Apr 1905 7 Oct 2015 110 years, 178 days Alajuela Guanacaste
9 Rosalina Vargas Solano F 28 Feb 1896 12 June 2006 110 years, 104 days Cartago San Jose
10 Juan Gabriel Hernandez Matamoros M 19 Oct 1913 20 Jan 2024 110 years, 93 days Alajuela Heredia
11 Antonio Ardon Soto M 2 Sept 1888 3 Nov 1998 110 years, 61 days Alajuela Alajuela
12 Francisca Castillo Carrillo F 3 Nov 1906 20 Dec 2016 110 years, 47 days Guanacaste Guanacaste
13 Celina Hidalgo Arias F 29 Oct 1910 5 Nov 2020 110 years, 7 days Guanacaste Guanacaste

Incomplete cases

Province of
Rank Name Sex Birth Death Age birth death
Maria Isabel Sanchez F 19 Nov 1890 fl.29 Jan 2002 111 years, 69+ days Alajuela San Jose
Pastora Chaves Jarquin F 13 Sept 1901 fl.13 Jan 2012 110 years, 120+ days NicaraguaNIC Alajuela

Chronological list of the oldest living person in Costa Rica since 2015

From To Name Sex Age when
oldest
Lifespan Province of death
Un­known 7 Oct 2015 Josefina Quiros Soto F N/A–109 12 Apr 1905 – 7 Oct 2015
110 years, 178 days
Guanacaste
7 Oct 2015 16 Oct 2016
(1 yr, 9 days)
Celina Fernandez Pacheco F 109–110 22 Jan 1906 – 16 Oct 2016
110 years, 268 days
Alajuela
16 Oct 2016 20 Dec 2016
(65 days)
Francisca Castillo Carrillo F 109–110 3 Nov 1906 – 20 Dec 2016
110 years, 47 days
Guanacaste
20 Dec 2016 22 Sept 2018
(1 yr, 276 days)
Lidia Menis Peresini F 110–111 30 Nov 1906 – 22 Sept 2018
111 years, 296 days
San Jose
22 Sept 2018 10 Dec 2020
(2 yrs, 79 days)
Claudia Soto Saborio F 108–111 3 Nov 1909 – 10 Dec 2020
111 years, 37 days
Alajuela
10 Dec 2020 Present
(4 years, 156 days)
Marita Camacho Quiros F 109–114* Born 10 Mar 1911
114 years, 66 days
Living in
San Jose

Chronological list of the oldest living man in Costa Rica since 2015

From To Name Age when
oldest
Lifespan Province of death
Un­known 26 Mar 2015 Adilio Carmona Sibaja N/A–109 24 Sept 1905 – 26 Mar 2015
109 years, 183 days
Alajuela
26 Mar 2015 3 Apr 2017
(2 yrs, 8 days)
Egerico Martinez Martinez 107–109 19 Nov 1907 – 3 Apr 2017
109 years, 135 days
Guanacaste
3 Apr 2017 21 Oct 2017
(201 days)
Jose Maria Guevara Pizarro 107–108 13 Sept 1909 – 21 Oct 2017
108 years, 38 days
Guanacaste
21 Oct 2017 23 May 2020
(2 yrs, 215 days)
Jose Roberto de Jesus Loaiza 105–108 22 May 1912 – 23 May 2020
108 years, 1 day
Puntarenas
23 May 2020 28 May 2022
(2 yrs, 5 days)
Rafael Mendez Duran 107–109 9 July 1912 – 28 May 2022
109 years, 323 days
Alajuela
28 May 2022 8 Jan 2023
(225 days)
Rafael Alvarez Campos 108–109 17 Oct 1913 – 8 Jan 2023
109 years, 83 days
Cartago
8 Jan 2023 20 Jan 2024
(1 yr, 12 days)
Juan Gabriel Hernandez Matamoros 109–110 19 Oct 1913 – 20 Jan 2024
110 years, 93 days
Heredia
20 Jan 2024 Present
(1 years, 115 days)
Bernabe Cordoba Cordoba 108–109* Born 11 June 1915
109 years, 338 days
Living in
Guanacaste

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