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Raffaele Montepaone
Raffaele Montepaone’s photos have been exhibited throughout Italy and France. He lives in Vibo Valentia, Italy.
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A Long Life
The rural people of Calabria, in southern Italy, live an unusually long time. The average global lifespan is about seventy-two years, but the residents of this sunny, mountainous peninsula often live into their nineties and beyond — and they suffer less from ailments like dementia and heart disease that typically affect the elderly.
August 2018
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