Iena GaElvez is 90 years old and lives alone with her hens in the dusty rural suburb of Cerrillos in Chile.
With poverty rife in the neighbourhood, she collects eggs and whatever she can muster from her cows and rides on her bicycle to sell them.
Galvez’s mode of transport is her sturdy old bike. Since she was 47 years old, she has turned heads in her small farm community by riding into urban areas to sell produce.
Galvez told media she is at ease pedalling away.
“Without my bicycle, I have no life,” she said.
Galvez said her secret to her health and longevity is the old-fashioned bike.
Galvez considers her neighbours family, and the love is mutual.
“It’s a treasure. At her age, having her in Cerrillos, with her activity, with what she says,” said neighbour Arturo Pinto. “She’s a woman who’s excellent to have in town.”
Galvez said she wouldn’t be able to pull off what she does without her trusty bike.
“It’s my compadre, my friend,” she said.
