August 1977
Turning on the Power
By "keeping it simple," the relaxed residents of Vilcabamba have found the secret of healthy serenity and longer life
VILCABAMBA, a quiet village about sixty miles south of Quito, Ecuador, is a tiny community with no hospitals, no doctors, and no health-care system. Yet it is the home of some of the healthiest people in the world and has become well-known for the longevity of its residents, many of whom live to the age of 100 or more.
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