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Guide to Peru ancestry, family history and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.

Country Information[edit | edit source]

Peru is a country in South America bordered by Ecuador, Colombia, Brazil, Bolivia, and Chile. It was formerly a colony of Spain. The official languages are Spanish, Quechua, and Aymara.[1]

Peru Map[edit | edit source]

CallaoLima ProvinceLimaPascoJuninHuancavelicaIcaApurímacAyacuchoCuscoMadre de DiosTacnaMoqueguaArequipaPunoAncashHuánucoUcayaliLa LibertadSan MartínLambayequeCajamarcaTumbesPiuraAmazonasLoretoDepartments of Peru Map.png

Departments[edit | edit source]

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

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Wikipedia contributors, "Peru," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peru, accessed 28 March 2016.