CITY OF ETERNAL YOUTH

A groups of pensioners enjoy days relaxing on the beach or fishing in Torrevieja a new council report, released only last Tuesday, has been investigating the reasons why people in the city have such a long life span.

With 26 residents currently aged 99 years or over the most recent census of the pardon, population 102.655, shows the number aged 80 or over to be in excess of 4,000.
It's not clear just yet whether whether the long life of its inhabitants can be put down to the climate of the salt town which or just the large number of pensioners living in the area but as mayor, Pedro Hernánez Mateo was quick to point out “At the start of the early 80s the OMS (WHO World Health Organization) issued a report on the climatic conditions most beneficial to health. Torrevieja came second in the category of the best microclimate in which to live.”

Residents with health problems who are living in Torrevieja, arthritis, rheumatism and the like have all said that they have seen an improvement in their health since moving to the area. This is said to be because of the evaporation of the water from the salt lakes into the air which it is claimed to be can be very beneficial to movement of the joints.

However many other residents are sceptical about the benefits that the city offers as there is a lack of scientific proof about the microclimate. Many now assume that the average life span is high because of the large amount of immigrants who choose to spend their retirement in Torrevieja.