Guatemala Archives and Libraries

Archives
Central American Archives 4th Avenue, 7th and 8th Streets, Zone 1 Guatemala City, Guatemala Telephone: +502 2232 3037
 * This History of the General Archive of Central America located in Guatemala gives more detail on the types of records held.
 * CRL (Center for Research Libraries) Acquires Central American Archives
 * Finding Aid
 * Costa Rica Catalogue Search
 * Accessing the CRL Collections Information on borrowing records
 * "The Archivo General de Centroamérica (Central American Archives) 1544-1821, in Guatemala, is the most comprehensive collection found anywhere in the world of historical records spanning the period of Spanish rule in the Americas. The holdings of the Archivo include myriad types of documents covering a host of cultural, legislative, judicial, fiscal, economic, religious, military, agricultural and commercial matters pertaining to the Kingdom of Guatemala, an area which, from the time of the Conquest in 1544 through 1821, embraced modern-day Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and the Mexican State of Chiapas."

Historical Archive of the National Police 10 00, Avenida La Pedrera Guatemala City Telephone: (502) 2269 0628
 * A product of broad international collaboration, these digitized documents from the Guatemalan National Police Historical Archive (AHPN) aim to facilitate scholarly and legal research into a vast cache of historical documentation.

Libraries
National Library of Guatemala "Luis Cardoza y Aragón"  5 Avenida 7-26, Guatemala Telephone: (502) 2232 2443 Email: [mailto:bibliotecanacional@mcd.gob.gt bibliotecanacional@mcd.gob.gt]

Academy of Geography and History of Guatemala 3a Avenida 8-35 zona 1 Guatemala Telephone: (502) 2253 5141 Email: [mailto:acgeohis@gmail.com acgeohis@gmail.com] Website

Central Library (Biblioteca Central) Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala (USAC) Educational Resources Building Ciudad Universitaria Zona 12 Guatemala City Telephone: (502) 2418 7880 Website Facebook

Museums
Museum of the University of San Carlos (MUSAC) (Museo de la Universidad de San Carlos (MUSAC)) 9a. avenue 9-79 zone 1 Guatemala City Telephone: (502) 2232 0721 Email: [mailto:infomusac@musacenlinea.org infomusac@musacenlinea.org] Website
 * The Museum of the University of San Carlos was created as an academic museum, open for the meeting between the people and people linked to art, science, history and culture.

For a list of museums in Guatemala, go to List of museums in Guatemala in Wikipedia.

Record Offices
Registro Nacional de las Personas (RENAP) Main Office Calzada Roosevelt 13-46 zona 7 Guatemala, Guatemala PBX (phone) +(502) 24161900

Ways to contact RENAP: Call Center, Email, Chat. Best to use Spanish.

Registro Nacional de las Personas (RENAP) has information and request forms:


 * Birth records
 * Marriage records
 * Death records
 * Divorce records

On the left side of these pages are links for other types of records.