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	[[Peru Genealogy\|Peru]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Peru_Finding_Records\|Finding Records]]		{{Peru-sidebar}}[[Peru Genealogy\|Peru]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Peru_Finding_Records\|Finding Records]]

	To find church, civil or other records for your ancestor in Peru using the [https://familysearch.org/catalog-search FamilySearch catalog], you will need to know the various levels of jurisdictions (government or religious administrative divisions) in Peru. Five locality levels are normally used. The country of Peru is divided into departments or region (departamentos), provinces (provincias), districts (distritos), and cities, towns, villages, etc. However in the FamilySearch Catalog the records are organizaed by department and province.		To find church, civil or other records for your ancestor in Peru using the [https://familysearch.org/catalog-search FamilySearch catalog], you will need to know the various levels of jurisdictions (government or religious administrative divisions) in Peru. Five locality levels are normally used. The country of Peru is divided into departments or region (departamentos), provinces (provincias), districts (distritos), and cities, towns, villages, etc. However in the FamilySearch Catalog the records are organizaed by department and province.