Paraíso, Cartago, Costa Rica Genealogy

Guide to Canton of Paraíso ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, church records, parish registers, and civil registration.

History

 * The name "El Paraíso" was assigned to the land originally called "Llanos de Santa Lucía", with the intention of contributing to the imaginary that the transfer was to lead the population to a place where their living conditions would improve greatly, which was not the case.
 * On November 4, 1825, Ujarrás constituted a district of the Eastern Department.
 * On December 7, 1848, El Paraíso was created as canton number two of the province of Cartago.
 * The name of the canton officially became Paraíso on an unspecified date.
 * On December 18, 1957, Villa del Paraíso was declared a city.
 * The Canton of Paraíso has a population of approximately 57,700 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1823-1975 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1860-1975 Costa Rica, Civil Registration, 1860-1975 at Ancestry - images ($)

Church Records

 * 1595-1992 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * Iglesia Católica. Nuestra Señora de Ujarrás (Paraíso, Cartago) Registros parroquiales, 1728-1940 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Iglesia Católica. Limpia Concepción del Rescate (Paraíso, Cartago Registros parroquiales, 1824-1965 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Iglesia Católica. San José (Orosí, Cartago) Registros parroquiales, 1765-1900 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Genealogies

 * Genealogías de Cartago hasta 1850, 1450-1850 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Cemeteries
Indexes of burials in the cemeteries of the Paraíso Canton may be found at findagrave.com
 * 1958-2013 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * Cementerio de Paraíso
 * Dirección: Avenida 0, Paraíso
 * Burial index at Billiongraves