Colombian is world's shortest man

Bogota: Edward Nino Hernandez is in many ways a typical 24-year-old Colombian male. He loves to dance reggaeton, dreams of owning a car — preferably a Mercedes — and wants to see the world.

Top on his list of people he would like to meet are Jackie Chan, Sylvester Stallone and former Colombian president Alvaro Uribe.

What sets Nino apart is his size.

He is slightly taller than a piece of carry-on luggage and weighs just 10 kilograms.

Nino has just been officially certified as the world's shortest living man by Guinness World Records, measuring 70 centimetres.

"He hasn't grown since he was two years old," his mother, Noemi Hernandez, said of the oldest of her five living children.