Peru Genealogy

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Getting Started with Peru Research

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Regions

Peru is currently divided into 25 regions. The Peruvian regions are sub-divided into provinces, and the provinces are sub-divided into districts.

Amazonas Ancash Apurímac Arequipa Ayacucho Cajamarca Callao Cusco

Huancavelica Huánuco Ica Junín La Libertad Lambayeque Lima Loreto

Madre de Dios Moquegua Pasco Piura Puno San Martín Tacna Tumbes Ucayali

Featured Content

See FamilySearch Tutorials on Latin American Research.

Research Tools

• IGI Batch Numbers for Latin American Countries
• BYU Research Outline for Peru
• Peru Research Outline
• Websites
• Listing of all records collections for Peru available on FamilySearch.org

A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:

• Peru Baptisms (FamilySearch Historical Records)
  
• Peru Deaths (FamilySearch Historical Records)
  
• Peru, Cajamarca, Civil Registration (FamilySearch Historical Records)
  
• Peru Catholic Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)
• Peru, Cusco, Civil Registration (FamilySearch Historical Records)
  
• Peru, La Libertad, Civil Registration (FamilySearch Historical Records)
  
• Peru, Lima Civil Registration (FamilySearch Historical Records)
• Peru, Lambayeque Civil Registration (FamilySearch Historical Records)
• Peru, Amazonas, Civil Registration (FamilySearch Historical Records)
• Perú, Huánuco Civil Registration (FamilySearch Historical Records)
• Peru, La Libertad, Civil Registration (FamilySearch Historical Records)
• Peru Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)
  

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