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| Guide to '''Peru ancestry, family history and genealogy:''' birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records. | | Guide to '''Peru ancestry, family history and genealogy:''' birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records. |
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| ==Country Information== | | ==Country Information== |
| Peru is a country in South America bordered by [[Ecuador Genealogy|Ecuador]], [[Colombia Genealogy|Colombia]], [[Brazil Genealogy|Brazil]], [[Bolivia Genealogy|Bolivia]], and [[Chile Genealogy|Chile]]. It was formerly a colony of [[Spain Genealogy|Spain]]. The official languages are Spanish, Quechua, and Aymara.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Peru," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peru, accessed 28 March 2016.</ref> | | Peru is a country in South America bordered by [[Ecuador Genealogy|Ecuador]], [[Colombia Genealogy|Colombia]], [[Brazil Genealogy|Brazil]], [[Bolivia Genealogy|Bolivia]], and [[Chile Genealogy|Chile]]. It was formerly a colony of [[Spain Genealogy|Spain]]. The official languages are Spanish, Quechua, and Aymara.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Peru," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peru, accessed 28 March 2016.</ref> |