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Meet the World’s oldest couple married for 79 years

Julio Cesar and Waldramina share a kiss (Guinness World Records)

A couple from Ecuador who has been married for 79 years is the world’s oldest married couple, according to Guinness World Records.

Julio Cesar Mora Tapia, 110 and his wife Waldramina Maclovia Quinteros Reyes, 104, got married in 1941, seven years after meeting at Julio Cesar’s cousin, the organization said in a statement published on August 25, 2020.

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