Carabaya, Puno, Peru Genealogy

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

History

 * It has only definitively been part of the current Puno region since 1912. Before, Bolivia disputed part of Carabaya based on the Audiencia de Charcas in 1810. In 1912, Peru finally asserted the right of clerical membership (to the bishopric of Cusco) and de facto integration ("70% of pre-20th century communications were with Sicuani; 20% with Azangaro and 10% with Larecaja (Bolivia) ").
 * Carabaya Province has a population of approximately 73,000 people.

Civil Registration

 * See the district page for vital registration information.

Church Records

 * 1600-1940 Peru, Select Marriages, 1600-1940 at Ancestry - index ($)
 * 1603-1992 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * See the district page for parish records information.

Census Records

 * See the Peru Census page for census information.

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio General de Macusai
 * Cementerio General de Ayapata
 * Cementerio de Ollachea
 * Cementerio Central de Barrio Miraflores
 * Cementerio Central de Crucero
 * Cementerio General de Macusani