Where the records of Peru are, who holds them, and what it costs to look. 12,898,106 indexed records reachable through FamilySearch alone.
This atlas holds no source of its own for Peru yet. On top of that, 9 worldwide services reach Peru without a subscription.
No national archive is recorded here yet, which is a gap in this atlas and not a statement about Peru. FamilySearch has 31 collections covering it, running 1555–2023, 12,898,106 indexed records. No jurisdiction region covers Peru yet, so this atlas cannot say whose archive held this ground in a given year — and it will not guess.
31 places placed, 10 volumes walked. Open Peru on the map, or tell us what is missing.
31 FamilySearch collections
Grouped by the ground each one covers, nationwide. A free account opens the images; some are restricted to a Family History Centre.
- Peru, Amazonas, Civil Registration, 1890-2010 ↗ 1890–2010 7,704 records
- Peru, Áncash, Civil Registration, 1888-2005 ↗ 1888–2005 81,517 records
- Peru, Apurímac, Civil Registration, 1909-1999 ↗ 1909–1999 23,297 records
- Peru, Arequipa, Catholic Church Records, 1660-2020 ↗ 1660–2015 247,873 records
- Peru, Arequipa, Civil Registration, 1860-2017 ↗ 1860–2017 31,262 records
- Peru, Ayacucho, Civil Registration, 1903-2000 ↗ 1903–2000 27,508 records
- Peru, Baptisms, 1556-1930 ↗ 1555–1930 2,278,514 records
- Peru, Cajamarca, Civil Registration, 1938-2015 ↗ 1938–2015 1,190 records
- Peru, Callao, Civil Registration, 1874-1996 ↗ 1874–1996 61 records
- Peru, Catholic Church Records, 1556-2023 ↗ 1556–2023 7,612,696 records
- Peru, Cemetery Records, 1912-2013 ↗ 1912–2013 95,137 records
- Peru, Cusco, Civil Registration, 1889-1997 ↗ 1889–1997 191,416 records
- Peru, Deaths, 1750-1930 ↗ 1750–1930 30,333 records
- Peru, Diocese of Huacho, Catholic Church Records, 1560-2015 ↗ 1559–2015 454,209 records
- Peru, Diocese of Huaraz, Catholic Church Records, 1641-2016 ↗ 1641–2016 537,400 records
- Peru, Huancavelica, Civil Registration, 1915-2003 ↗ 1915–2001 9,456 records
- Peru, Huánuco, Catholic Church Records, 1660-2020 ↗ 1755–2018 69,069 records
- Peru, Huánuco, Civil Registration, 1888-2002 ↗ 1888–2002 19,371 records
- Peru, Junín, Civil Registration, 1881-2005 ↗ 1881–2005 111,880 records
- Peru, La Libertad, Civil Registration, 1903-1998 ↗ 1903–1998 75,376 records
- Peru, Lambayeque, Civil Registration, 1873-1998 ↗ 1873–1998 46,455 records
- Peru, Lima, Civil Registration, 1683-1998 ↗ 1683–1998 279,943 records
- Peru, Marriages, 1600-1940 ↗ 1600–1940 59,885 records
- Peru, Moquegua, Civil Registration, 1850-1996 ↗ 1850–1996 3,085 records
- Peru, Municipal Census, 1831-1866 ↗ 1831–1866 162,245 records
- Peru, Pasco, Civil Registration, 1891-1998 ↗ 1891–1998 23,781 records
- Peru, Piura, Civil Registration, 1874-1999 ↗ 1874–1999 56,976 records
- Peru, Prelature of Yauyos-Cañete-Huarochirí, Catholic Church Records, 1665-2019 ↗ 1665–2019 281,620 records
- Peru, Puno, Civil Registration, 1890-2005 ↗ 1890–2005 53,283 records
- Peru, San Martín, Civil Registration, 1850-2000 ↗ 1850–2000 14,714 records
- Peru, Tacna, Civil Registration, 1850-1998 ↗ 1850–1998 10,850 records
1 more collections, contributed
A directory David assembled, sorted by what kind of record each one is. Read this differently from the rest of the page. The descriptions are his, not an archive's catalogue, and nobody here has opened the volumes behind them. Every link was tried on 2026-09-20 and answered; the ones that did not are not listed.
- Archivo General de la Nación del Perú Primary Record Collection & Archival Series ↗ Archivo General de la Nación del Perú 1700–2026
Principal digitized record collection and archival series hosted by Archivo General de la Nación del Perú. Inquisition records, colonial notary archives, and migration registries.
31 places, 10 volumes
- Arequipa 1
- Cajamarca 1
- Cusco 1
- Huaraz 1
- Junín 1
- Lambayeque 1
- Lima 1
- Piura 1
- Puno 1
- San Martín 1
- Amazonas 0
- Ancash 0
- Apurímac Department 0
- Ayacucho 0
- Cajamarca Department 0
- Callao 0
- Cuzco Department 0
- Huancavelica 0
- Huánuco Department 0
- Ica 0
- La Libertad 0
- Lima Province 0
- Lima region 0
- Loreto 0
- Madre de Dios 0
- Moquegua Department 0
- Pasco 0
- San Martín Department 0
- Tacna 0
- Tumbes 0
- Ucayali 0