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Archives
Archives of the Chancellery (Archivos de la Cancillería) Jirón Lampa 535 - Cercado de Lima Lima Telephone: 511 204 2400/204 2706/204 2707 Email: [mailto:reports@rree.gob.pe reports@rree.gob.pe] Email #2: [mailto:sherrerac@rree.gob.pe sherrerac@rree.gob.pe] Email #3: [mailto:jmorales@rree.gob.pe jmorales@rree.gob.pe] Website: Management system of the Archives of the Chancellery


 * The Ministry of Foreign Relations owns one of the oldest and most important documentary archives in the country. In its different repositories are documents whose value and interest transcends the scope of the diplomatic history of Peru.

General Archive of the Congress of the Republic (Archivo General del Congreso de la Republica) Congress of the Republic Plaza Bolívar, Av. Abancay s/n Lima Telephone: 311-7777 Website: General Archive of the Congress of the Republic


 * The history of the Archive of the Congress of the Republic of Peru begins with the installation of the "First Constituent Congress of Peru", on September 20, 1822; that draws up the first Political Constitution of 1823. With the Political Constitution of 1828, the Congress of the Republic of Peru is made up of two legislative chambers, the Senate of the Republic and the Chamber of Deputies, this happens in 1829; then existing two Central Archives independent of each other.  With the 1993 Constitution, the unicameral nature of the Congress of the Republic of Peru is established, producing the merger of both Central Archives into a General Archive of the Congress of the Republic of Peru.  The Archive has been the custodian of the parliamentary documentary heritage since 1822.  Being the Act of Installation of the Constituent Congress of 1822, the oldest parliamentary document, the same one that is registered in the Memory Register of the World of the UNESCO Subsidiary Peru.

General Archive of the Ministry of Foreign Relations (Archivo General del Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores) Palacio de Torre Tagle 363 Ucayali Lima Telephone: 511 204 2706/204 2707 Email: [mailto:reports@rree.gob.pe reports@rree.gob.pe] Email #2: [mailto:file@rree.gob.pe file@rree.gob.pe] Website: Historical Archive of Limits of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Peru)


 * The history of the Historical Archive of Limits (AHL) dates back to the creation of the Geographical Society of Lima, an institution founded in 1888, subject to dependence on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, whose purpose was to carry out studies on the geography of Peru and neighboring countries., the design of plans and writings related to their purposes.

Historical Archive of the Ministry of Property and Commerce (Archivo Histórico del Ministerio de Hacienda y Comercio) Palacio de Justicia Jirón Manuel Cuadros s/n Cercado de Lima Lima 1 Telephone: 51-14-40-7120 Website: The Historical Archive of the Ministry of Finance and Trade of Peru


 * The Historical Archive of the Ministry of Finance and Commerce of Lima is the most recent of the Peruvian archives. It was created as a result of the discovery of a rich collection of colonial books and manuscripts that lay forgotten in a room of the old Government Palace, in which this Ministry operated until its demolition. Most of these books and papers belonged to the Royal Ha Cienda and the Court of the Consulate. Dr. Emilio Romero, professor of Economic Geography and Economic History at the Universidad Mayor de San, Marcos, then Director General of Finance, realizing the importance of this finding, promptly ordered an inventory of the valuable ensemble. Later, the Government provided the archive with its own premises in the large basements of the new Palace of Justice, where it is currently installed.

National Archives of Peru (Archivo General de la Nación) Palacio de Justicia Jirón Manuel Cuadros s/n Casilla No. 3124 Cercado de Lima Lima 1 Telephone: 511 426 7221 Email: [mailto:communications@agn.gob.pe communications@agn.gob.pe] Website: Archivo General de la Nación Website #2: Archivo General de la Nación - Perú


 * The National Archives publishes information on its activities and the activities of the Department of Historical Archives in its Revista. It has also published the Catálogo del Archivo General de la Nación (Catalog of the National Archives of Peru). Before you visit or use the records of an archive, you need to study the publications so can use your time more effectively. A guide to the archives and libraries in Peru is Revista del Archivo General de la Nación. (Journal of the General Archive of the Nation). Lima: Imprenta Gil, 1971–. (FHL book 985 B2r.)

Regional Archive of Amazonas (Archivo Regional de Amazonas) Jr. Camaná 125 with Pasaje Piura s / n Cercado de Lima Amazonas Telephone: 041-478112 Email: [mailto:archi_reg_amaz@yahoo.com archi_reg_amaz@yahoo.com] Website: Regional Archive of Amazonas Website #2: Address Regional Archive Amazonas Website #3: Archivo Regional de Amazonas


 * The Regional Archive of Amazonas has the noble mission of guarding and revaluing the Archival and Cultural Documentary Heritage of our Amazon Region, based on technical archival processes and current archival legislation, carrying out processes of organization, selection, classification, signing, description, conservation and dissemination of the entire historical legacy, dating from the year 1538.

Regional Archive of Ancash (Archivo Regional de Ancash) Campamento Vichay S/N Independencia, Huaraz Ancash Telephone: 51 043-423966/043-429998/043-421272 Email: [mailto:archivoregional@regionancash.gob.pe archivoregional@regionancash.gob.pe] Email #2: [mailto:jobandoc@regionancash.gob.pe jobandoc@regionancash.gob.pe] Email #3: [mailto:mantunezg@regionnancash.gob.pe mantunezg@regionnancash.gob.pe] Email #4: [mailto:g.regionancash@gmail.com g.regionancash@gmail.com] Website: Ancash Regional Archive Website #2: Gobierno Regional de Ancash


 * The institutional life of the Ancash Regional Archive dates from 1988 (OEI). To get the file installed several unsuccessful attempts were made. The first dates from 1980, where the Ancash branch of the then National Institute of Culture intervenes, occasion in which the identification of notarial files is carried out. The second is led by the Universidad Nacional Santiago Antunez de Mayolo (Census-Guide). It will be the coordinations begun in 1987 that will allow the foundation of the then Ancash Departmental Archive, efforts involving both the provincial mayor of Huaraz, José Sotelo Ibaceta, and the director of the General Archive of the Nation, César Gutiérrez Muñoz. The official date is February 5, 1988 (Headquarters Resolution No. 007-88-JUS), beginning its functions on September 21 of the same year 1988 (Census-Guide).

Regional Archive of Apurímac (Archivo Regional de Apurímac) Av. Condebamba s / n - Condebamba Stadium - Second level Abancay 03001 Apurímac Telephone: 51 083-322372 Email: [mailto:eulaliaha@hotmail.com eulaliaha@hotmail.com] Email #2: [mailto:zaire3008@hotmail.com zaire3008@hotmail.com] Website: Apurímac Regional Archive Website #2: Regional Archive of Apurímac Website #3: Archivo Regional Apurimac


 * The initial location that hosted the Apurímac Regional Archive was the former CTAR Apurímac, "a faithful witness and silent companion of the vicissitudes, demands, limitations, adversities and triumphs in the hard work of recovering the documents that were in the hands of different notaries, people outside the system, etc. " (Census-Guide).

Regional Archive of Arequipa (Archivo Regional de Arequipa) Ramón Castilla 729, Cayma Arequipilla, Arequipa 054 Telephone: 51 054 325309 Email: [mailto:jponcedeleon@regionarequipa.gob.pe jponcedeleon@regionarequipa.gob.pe] Email #2: [mailto:ksantillana@regionarequipa.gob.pe ksantillana@regionarequipa.gob.pe] Website: Regional Archive of Arequipa Website #2: Archivo Regional de Arequipa Website #3: Arequipa Regional Archive Moved to Cayma Website #4: Departmental Archive of Arequipa (Peru)


 * The Arequipa Regional Archive is a constituent body of the National Archives System, which conducts archival activity in the Arequipa region. It is a decentralized body that depends hierarchically, administratively and budgetarily on the Regional Presidency and technically and normatively on the General Archive of the Nation.

Regional Archive of Ayacucho (Archivo Regional de Ayacucho) Av. Independencia Nº 502 - Simón Bolívar Cultural Center Ayacucho, Huamanga Ayacucho Telephone: 51 66 318865/66 319326 Email: [mailto:Correoaray@yahoo.es Correoaray@yahoo.es] Email #2: [mailto:Correoaray@hotmail.com Correoaray@hotmail.com] Website: Regional Archive of Ayacucho Website #2: Dirección Regional de Archivo Ayacucho 05001 Website #3: Regional Archive of Ayacucho


 * The Regional Archive Office, technically and normatively, depends on the General Archive of the Nation and hierarchically, budgetary and administratively, the Regional Management of Social Development and the Regional Management of Planning and Budget of the Regional Government.

Regional Archive of Cajamarca (Archivo Regional de Cajamarca) Calle Belén s/n 6° Cuadra Conjunto Monumental Belén 188, Cajamarca Telephone: 51 076-36 3320 Email: [mailto:archcaj2009@hotmail.com archcaj2009@hotmail.com] Website: Cajamarca Regional Archive Website #2: Regional Archive of Cajamarca Website #3: Cajamarca Departmental Archive (Peru)


 * For the republican period the extreme dates are 1822 and 1900, the total number of protocols is 79, the number of minutes 48, indexes 30, minutes 275, notarial wills 16, documents 164, records 16, various 3 and files 106. Finally, there are about 138,564 documents grouped into 278 files relating to the Prefecture of the Department in the 11th century; another 430,343 documents grouped into 714 files of the Prefecture in the 20th century; a good number of records of the superior court in the 20th century; and judicial records of the notaries.

Regional Archive of Callao (Archivo Regional de Callao) Elmer Faucett N ° 3970 Callao, Lima Email: [mailto:lperez@regioncallao.gob.pe lperez@regioncallao.gob.pe] Email #2: [mailto:sergio_alarcon49@hotmail.com sergio_alarcon49@hotmail.com] Website: Callao Regional Archive

Regional Archive of Cusco (Archivo Regional de Cuzco) 3S 1122 Cusco 08003 Telephone: 51 084-233897 Email: [mailto:cojeda@regioncusco.gob.pe cojeda@regioncusco.gob.pe] Email #2: [mailto:regionalcusco@gmail.com regionalcusco@gmail.com] Website: Regional Archive of Cuzco Website #2: Cusco Regional Archive Website #3: Cusco Regional Archive (Peru)


 * Perhaps one of the most important repositories of documentary sources in Latin America, the Cusco Regional Archive (consisting of the Intermediate Archive and the Historical Archive), whose premises are currently located on the second floor of the Library of the Antonio Abad National University of Cusco, guards invaluable documentation, much of which has not yet been fully described.

Regional Archive of Huancavelica (Archivo Regional de Huancavelica) Plazuela San Juan de Dios s / n Telephone: 51 067-480517 Email: [mailto:arh.2018@outlook.com.pe arh.2018@outlook.com.pe] Website: Huancavelica Historical Archive Website #2: Archivo Regional De Huancavelica

Regional Archive of Huánuco (Archivo Regional de Huánuco) Jirón Seichi Izumi 629 Huánuco 10003 Telephone: 51 62 637499/62 518696 Email: [mailto:archivoregionalhuanuco@live.com archivoregionalhuanuco@live.com] Email #2: [mailto:fileregionalhuanuco@hotmail.com fileregionalhuanuco@hotmail.com] Website: Archivo Regional de Huanuco Website #2: Huánuco Regional Archive Website #3: Huánuco Regional Archive (Peru)


 * Currently, the Huánuco Regional Archive does not have its own premises, despite the formalities submitted to the Regional Government for the construction of its own premises. Their funds are stored in three locations located in Jr. Abtao, in the environments of the IEE “Niño Jesús de Praga” and in the Jr. Seichi Izumi, where they even have to pay monthly rental fees.

Regional Archive of Ica (Archivo Regional de Ica) Av Cutervo 920 Ica 11001 Telephone: 51 56 238575 Anexo 255 Email: [mailto:archivoregionaldeica@gmail.com archivoregionaldeica@gmail.com] Email #2: [mailto:walarcon@regionica.gob.pe walarcon@regionica.gob.pe] Email #3: [mailto:file_regional@regionica.gob.pe file_regional@regionica.gob.pe] Website: Archivo Regional de ICA Website #2: Regional Archive of Ica


 * By the middle of the first semester of 2015, it was announced that the Modified Institutional Budget of the Regional Government of Ica included the departure of one million 649 thousand soles for the work of the institutional premises of the Regional Archive of Ica. The total budget of the aforementioned regional government amounts to almost 80 million. However, the news about the construction of its own premises for the Regional Archive of Ica date from at least the year 2012. On that occasion, Alonso Navarro Cabanillas, regional president of Ica, stated that the technical file for the construction of the The file location was in the process of being prepared. He added that by 2013 the work should be ready, which would be located on the corner of Av. Túpac Amaru and Ayabaca, next to the Higher School of Artistic Training "Sérvulo Guiérrez". The planning established a three-storey building in an area of ​​1829 square meters.

Regional Archive of Junín (Archivo Regional de Junín) Urbanizacion Los Jardines de San Carlos - Calle Las Rosas N° 152 - 156 Huancayo 12002 Telephone: 51 64 585975 Email: [mailto:direccionregionaldearchivo@gmail.com direccionregionaldearchivo@gmail.com] Website: Archivo Regional Junin Website #2: Junín Regional Archive


 * On January 2, 1988, Lidia Sobrevilla Gonzales takes over the management of this archive. As the Archival Alert reports, one of its achievements was "the increase in the archive's documentary collection, rescuing valuable documents that were in danger of disappearing and in inadequate conservation conditions; it managed and received the support of the Organization of American States and the ADAI Program to acquire bookshelves and to digitize documents." The first work of the aforementioned, document collection, has not been without difficulties, which have reached the judicial sphere to date. "Even today, judicial processes against ex-notaries and relatives reluctant to comply, according to the law, with the transfer of files continue."  In 2013, the then director, Víctor Solier, in statements to the press, reported that during the years of the internal conflict, several institutions, such as the case of municipalities, suffered major attacks, which destroyed the documentation that was kept there.

Regional Archive of Lambayeque (Archivo Regional de Lambayeque) Av. Juan Tomis Sack, cuadro 9 Pacifico, Chiclayo 14001 Telephone: 51 74 201239 Website: Archivo Regional de Lambayeque Website #2: Lambayeque Regional Archive Website #3: Ligbayeque Regional File Games Digitized Website #4: Recognized work of the Lambayeque Regional Archive


 * To date, 124 thousand images corresponding to the Civil Registry books that work in the Lambayeque Regional Archive have been digitized by the Utha Geneaological Society, SGU, a North American organization dedicated to preserving the general records of various parts. of the world, applying advanced technology. Perhaps Utha should be Utah and Ligbayeque should be Lambayeque.

Regional Archive of La Libertad (Archivo Regional de La Libertad) Casona Larco (Jr. Independencia N ° 509, Trujillo, La Libertad 13001) Telephone: 51 44 241763 Email: [mailto:archivoregionallalibertad@regionlalibertad.gob.pe archivoregionallalibertad@regionlalibertad.gob.pe] Email #2: [mailto:filereg_laliberty@hotmail.com filereg_laliberty@hotmail.com] Website: Archivo Regional La Libertad Website #2: Regional Archive of Freedom


 * According to the information available in the Census-Guide of Archives of Spain and Ibero-America, the Regional Archive of La Libertad was founded on January 28, 1974. The location has an area of ​​1,200 square meters, with "18 documentary repositories, Research Room, Room and Gallery of Exhibitions, three administrative offices, Work Room, Binding Workshop, entrance hall and five bathrooms."  The architectural and historical value of the building is compared to the importance of the heritage protected inside: "The importance of the premises is compatible with the significance [sic] of the rich documentary heritage it guards". Despite this cultural link between content and continent, the structure is in a less than optimal state. The roof, to be more precise, has cracks through which rainwater enters the historic building. According to the statement of its director Napoleón Cieza, in 2014 the Regional Government was asked for an economic item for its repair.

Regional Archive of Lima (Archivo Regional de Lima) Pje. RP Eusebio Arroniz 220 (Former Railway Station) Telephone: 51 012322623 Email: [mailto:fileregional_huacho@hotmail.com fileregional_huacho@hotmail.com] Email #2: [mailto:dsolorzano@regionlima.gob.pe dsolorzano@regionlima.gob.pe] Website: Lima Regional Archive Website #2: Regional Archive of Lima - Provinces (Peru)


 * It is important to mention that it safeguards an important photo library, made up of "more than 5,000 black and white and color photographs, from the first decades of the 20th century".

Regional Archive of Loreto (Archivo Regional de Loreto) Calvo de Araujo No. 836, Iquitos Telephone: 51 65 50-0304 Email: [mailto:archivoregionaldeloreto_arl@yahoo.es archivoregionaldeloreto_arl@yahoo.es] Email #2: [mailto:archiloreto@yahoo.com archiloreto@yahoo.com] Email #3: [mailto:rofecapi_56@hotmail.com rofecapi_56@hotmail.com] Website: Loreto Regional Archive


 * It was officially created on November 24, 1976 as the Departmental Archive of Loreto. According to the information available in the Census-Guide, "the Loretan authorities were interested in preserving [the rich historical documentation that it possessed] and organizing it, for which they managed, in 1976, before the National Institute of Culture, the opening of the Departmental Archive of Loreto, based in the city of Iquitos." However, it took twelve years for this archive to start operating, marked on October 1, 1988. The address of this new institution fell into Máximo García Fernández. One of his first tasks will be the collection of documentation from different rooms, such as the Loreto Tax Office.  In 1998, 22 years after its foundation, it suffered a tragic fire, within attacks throughout the city of Iquitos. Because of which all his funds were reduced to ashes.

Regional Archive of Madre de Dios (Archivo Regional de Madre de Dios) Av. Fitzcarral N ° 411, Madre de Dios Website: Regional Archive of Mother of God Website #2: Archivo Regional de Madre de Dios

Regional Archive of Moquegua (Archivo Regional de Moquegua) Email: [mailto:archivomoq@hotmail.com archivomoq@hotmail.com] Website: Regional Archive of Moquegua


 * The Moquegua Regional Archive was created by Law 25323, which institutionalized the National Archives System of Peru. Thus, the General Archive of the Nation created the Moquegua Regional Archive on November 24, 1976. However, the operation began years later. In 1984, with the financial support of Engineer Luis Pinto Fernández Dávila, president at the time of CORDEMOQUEGUA (Development Corporation of Moquegua), following an agreement with the then Head of the AGN, Enrique Tord, the attention to the public began. The Archive had as its first director Prof. Carlos Salas Rodríguez and six other officials, operating in an environment of the Banco Central Hipotecario del Perú. During that eight-year period, between creation and operation, "the Moquegua Regional Archive was only a piece of paper; the abandonment, deterioration and loss of important documents continued". Regarding the transfer of documentary funds to the Archive, it has been found that Víctor Cutipé Vargas Angulo, "jealous guardian of the invaluable notary fund of Moquegua", had until before the creation of the Moquegua regional archive, a protocol dating from the year 1587, belonging to Diego Dávila.  The relationship with CORDEMOQUEGUA lasted until 1985, after which time it was totally dependent on the AGN. At the time, the Fundación Histórica Tavera describes it this way: "The situation of this archive is somewhat precarious. It does not have any major publications except for a newsletter. Its information instrument is made up of basic inventories".  After the creation of regional governments in Peru, it depends administratively on the Regional Government of Moquegua, exactly on the Regional Management for Social Development.

Regional Archive of Pasco (Archivo Regional de Pasco) Jr. July 28, Juan Pampa, State Building No. 3, First floor Cerro de Pasco Telephone: 51 63 721990 Email: [mailto:archpasco@hotmail.com archpasco@hotmail.com] Email #2: [mailto:direccionarchivo@regionpasco.gob.pe direccionarchivo@regionpasco.gob.pe]>br> Website: Pasco Regional File Website #2: Regional File Address


 * The Pasco Regional Archive faces the problem of premises, it does not have its own infrastructure, it currently works in a premises assigned by the Pasco Provincial Municipality, with 2 rooms, with an area of ​​90 M2.

Libraries
The National Library (Biblioteca Nacional) contains nine rooms where material for various subjects are stored. The collection of the Hall of Research (Sala de Investigaciones) is very diverse and can be accessed through two card catalogs, one arranged by subject and the other chronologically. A fire in 1943 destroyed a large part of the manuscript collection, but following the catastrophe the surviving documents were thoroughly cataloged. Following is the address of the National Library:


 * Biblioteca Nacional Avenida Abancay s/n, cdra. 4 Cercado de Lima Lima 1, PERÚ Telephone: 51-14-28-7690, 51-14-28-7696 Fax: 51-14-427-7311 Email: jefatura@binape.gob.pe Internet: http://www.bnp.gob.pe/portalbnp

The National Library has several large collections that are of particular interest to family historians. It is one of the main repositories for primary documents relating to the military. It has one of the most thorough collections of imprints dating from the independence and republican periods, and has extensive collections of pamphlets and memorias. Other documents of interest are land grants (encomiendas), judicial records (judiciales), succession rights (mayorazgos), chaplaincy records (capellanías), chieftainship records (cacicazgos), immovable property of Lima (propiedad inmóvil de Lima), dowries (dotes), parish registers (registros parroquiales), town council minutes (actas de cabildo), and books of the orders and decrees (libros de cédulas y proviciones). The National Library also has registers of the notaries (escribanos) of Lima, Arequipa, and Cuzco.

To enter the Hall of Research a researcher is required to present two photographs and a letter of recommendation, attend a class on using the library’s collections, and pay a fee.

Other national level repositories also contain records of genealogical value:

Archivo Histórico Militar del Perú

Centro de Estudios Históricos Militares del Perú Paseo Colón 150 Cercado de Lima Lima 1, PERÚ Telephone: 51-14-23-0415 Fax: 51-14-23-0415 Internet: http://www.h-net.org/~latam/archives/archivo-his-mil.html

Archivo Histórico de la Marina

Museo Naval, Ministerio de Marina Lima, PERÚ

Archivo General de la Corte Superior de Justicia de Lima Palacio de Justicia Jirón Manuel Cuadros s/n Cercado de Lima Lima 1, PERÚ Telephone: 51-14-28-4437

Archivo de la Oficina Nacional de Estadística y Censo - ONEC

Lima, PERÚ

Archivo de la Corte Suprema de la República

Palacio de Justicia Jirón Manuel Cuadros s/n Cercado de Lima Lima 1, PERÚ Telephone: 51-14-28-3690

Archivo del Ministerio de Trabajo y Asuntos

Indígenas Avenida Salavery s/n Lima, PERÚ Telephone: 51-14-32-2510 Internet: http://indice.abc.es/Empleo/Ministerio_de_trabajo/

Some helpful guides to the archives of Peru are:


 * Gómez Canedo, Lino. Los archivos de la historia de América: período colonial español(The Archives of the History of America: Colonial Spanish Period). México, D.F.: Instituto Panamericano de Geografía e Historia, 1961. (FHL book 980 A3.)


 * Porras Barrenechea, Raúl. Fuenteshistóricas Peruanas(Historical Sources of Peru). Lima, Peru : Instituto Raúl Porras Barrenechea, 1963. (FHL book 985 H2pb.)


 * Research Guide to Andean History: Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, and Peru. Durham, N.C.: Duke University Press, 1981. (FHL book 980 H27r.) This includes bibliographical references and an index. Peru is listed on pages 206–334.

Church Archives
The Catholic Church has gathered the early church records from the dioceses into a centralized archive. Six of Lima's seven parishes store their pre-1900 records in the Archive of the Archbishopric of Lima (Archivo Arzobispal de Lima). The address for this archive is incorrectly listed in the FamilySearch research guide for Peru, as the Archives relocated in 2006. The current address is:

Archivo Arzobispal de Lima Calle Luis Espejo 1064 Urb. Santa Catalina Lima 21, PERÚ Tel: 471-4738 Email: [mailto:lagaguti@terra.com.pe lagaguti@terra.com.pe]

The Archive of the Archbishop of Lima has documentation since 1543 on visitations (visitas), holy works (obras pias), tithing (diezmos), property, and divorce. Few guides, indexes, or inventories have been published, but in the archive there are several that can be used on site. For information about the archive, see:


 * Vargas Ugarte,Rubén, S.J. “El Archivo Arzobispal de Lima,” in Handbook of Latin American Studies, 1936. (Cambridge, Mass.: 1937), 443–48.

Only a few of the records of the Archive of the Archbishop of Lima have been indexed, and most of the indexes remain unpublished. Parish records, particularly baptisms, are the most likely to be indexed. Additionally, there are eight volumes of indexes of marriage documents (expedientes matrimoniales).

More recent Catholic parish records are kept at the local parish. The diocese keeps the records of parishes that no longer exist. You may write to local parishes and church archives for information. To obtain 20th century documents, you must visit the parish offices and pay a fee.

See Peru Church Directories, Peru Church History, and Peru Church Records for more information.

Department Archives
In Peru, a department is a governmental jurisdiction, similar to a county. Each department has its own historical archive separate from those of the national government. They serve as repositories for records pertaining to their particular area. Records of genealogical value at department archives include notarial records; birth, marriage, and death records; census records; some church records; and so forth.

Department archives are located in the department city capitals and are open to the public, with proper identification (libreto electoral or passport) and letters of recommendation. Addresses of the department archives are:


 * Archivo Histórico Departamental de Arequipa Calle Quesada No. 102 Yanahuara Arequipa, PERÚ Telephone: 51-54-22-1908


 * Archivo Departamental de Ayacucho Av. Independencia s/n Centro Cultural Simón Bolívar 2056 Ayacucho, PERÚ


 * Archivo Histórico Departmental de Cajamarca Jr. Belén s/n, Conjunto Monumental Belén Apartado 188 3320 Cajamarca, PERÚ

Archivo Histórico Departmental de Cuzco

Av. Tullumayo 440 or Avenida de Cultura 760 Cuzco, PERÚ

Archivo Histórico Departamental de Huánuco

Jr. 2 de Mayo No. 680 Apartado 278 Huánuco, PERÚ

Archivo Histórico Departamental de Junín

Av. Sebastián Lorente 1810 Huancayo, PERÚ Telephone: 51-64-23-3679

Archivo Histórico Departamental de Lambayeque

Av. Victor Raul Hay de la Torre 272 Ub. Chiclayo/Villareal, PERÚ Telephone: 51-74-28-2390

Archivo Histórico Departamental de la Libertad

Miquel Estete No 540 Trujillo, La Libertad, PERÚ

Archivo Histórico Departamental de Moquequa

Tarapaca No. 320 Mariscal Nieto s/n Moquequa, PERÚ

Archivo Histórico Departamental de Piura

Jr. Huancavelica 867 Piura, PERÚ Telephone: 51-74-71-5255

Archivo Histórico Departamental de Puno

Museo Municipal Dreyer Conde de Lemos 289 Apartado 640 Puno, PERÚ

Archivo Histórico Departamental de Tacna

Av. Boloqnesi No. 1737 Tacna, PERÚ Telephone: 51-54-71-5255

Municipal Archives
All records created by local governments in Peru, including birth, death, and marriage records, are kept in municipal offices. These offices are comparable to county courthouses and town halls in the United States. Copies of the municipal records are available to the public. For more information about these offices and their records, see Peru Civil Registration.

These archives also house the Libros de Cabildos (minute books), which contain information about local administration, founding of towns, commercial life, markets, sanitation, administration of justice, and social relations. The municipal records of the town of Huamanga are housed in the National Library.

You can get information about the records kept at a particular municipality by writing to the municipal office. See the Family History Library’s Spanish Letter-Writing Guide (36245) for instructions on how to write for genealogical information.

Other Archives and Libraries
Other types of repositories may also contain important genealogical records. Contact these libraries and ask about their collection, hours, services, and fees. Proper identification (libreto electoral or passport) and a letter of recommendation may be required. These repositories include:


 * Historical and genealogical societies.
 * Public and academic libraries.
 * Public archives, private archives, business archives, and museums.
 * University archives and libraries.

The oldest continuing university in the Americas is the Major National University of San Marcos (Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos):


 * Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos S/n Ciudad Universitaria Lima, PERÚ Telephone: 619-7000 ext. 7390 Email: rrpp@unmsm.edu.pe' Internet: http://www.unmsm.edu.pe/

Museums
Archivos y bibliotecas de Perú