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=== Locating Notarial Records ===
=== Locating Notarial Records ===


The law requires notarial records to be deposited in the Archivo General de la Nación after 30 years, but there are records from Lima, Arequipa, and Cuzco found in the Historical Archive of the University of Cuzco (Archivo Histórico de la Universidad de Cuzco), the Historical Archive of the Department of Arequipa
There are records from Lima, Arequipa, and Cuzco found in the Historical Archive of the University of Cuzco (Archivo Histórico de la Universidad de Cuzco), the Historical Archive of the Department of Arequipa


(Archivo Histórico del Departamento de Arequipa), and the National Library. There are also records from Tarapaca, Arica, and Tacna in the National Archive of Chile (Archivo General de Chile). To ascertain where the notarial records are for your ancestor’s town, start with the local notarial archive. (See the “Archives and Libraries” section for more information about notarial records in specific archives and libraries of Peru.)
(Archivo Histórico del Departamento de Arequipa), and the National Library. There are also records from Tarapaca, Arica, and Tacna in the National Archive of Chile (Archivo General de Chile). To ascertain where the notarial records are for your ancestor’s town, start with the local notarial archive. (See the “Archives and Libraries” section for more information about notarial records in specific archives and libraries of Peru.)