The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the United States' health regulator, has given the nod of approval to sacha inchi oil. Declaring it safe for human consumption, the omega-rich Peruvian product now falls into the unappetizingly titled category of Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS).

Peruvian President Ollanta Humala held talks on Wednesday with his Costa Rican counterpart, Luis Guillermo Sol�s, on the margins of the 69th Session of the UN General Assembly held in New York, United States. 

The former mayor of Lima, Luis Casta�eda, continues to have a wide lead over opponents only two weeks before the vote, according to a new poll.

A poll published on Monday by Datum said that Casta�eda had 57.7 percent support, well-above his next closest rivals. Salvador Heresi, the current mayor of Lima's San Miguel district, has 10.5 percent support, while current Lima Mayor Susana Villaran has 10 percent support, the poll found. 

Lima Cathedral, on the eastern side of the Plaza Mayor, is one of the oldest buildings in Lima and is built upon the site of a palace owned by the Inca prince Sinchi Puma. Francisco Pizarro himself laid the foundation stone of the original, church in 1535 and construction was completed three years later. The original building was very basic being constructed from abode and wood. Despite this church was upgraded to a cathedral when Pope Paul IIIdesignated Lima as a diocese of the Catholic Church. 

Peruvian surfers Lucca Mesinas and Misluska Tello won both the men and women's event titles at the 2014 Chicama Classic Pro Junior competition held in Trujillo, northern Peru. 

The veteran guiding star of Peru's musica criolla (creole music), Eva Ayll�n, picked up on Wednesday a nomination for this year's edition of the Latin Grammy Awards in the best folk album category. 

Today marks a week since Spanish speleologist, Cecilio Lopez-Tercero, fell and became trapped in Inti Machay, a cave located in Peru's Amazon region. A team made up of over 40 rescuers are taking care of the fallen cave expert's physical condition by not rushing the process of lifting him to the cave's mouth. Meanwhile, hot food and liquids are being delivered in order to sustain Lopez. 

For those who find themselves with a few spare minutes, curious to learn something new, or perhaps looking for water-cooler talk inspiration, TED talks are a familiar go-to. The global conferences invite interesting speakers to share their impassioned interests or expertise with an audience, a majority of whom are reached by way of audio or video.

Come October 18, however, Peru will be hosting an independently organized event, TEDxTukuy, offering residents the chance to witness one of these performances live.

Perhaps the drama is just an advertising stunt, but having grossed US$ 1.2 billion at the global box office, Disney's "Frozen" isn't exactly hurting for an audience.

Isabella Tanikumi (birth name Amy Gonzalez) however would like a portion of that profit, claiming that Disney plagiarized her 2010 autobiography, "Yearnings of the Heart". The author, born and raised in Huaraz, Peru, has filed a US$ 250 million lawsuit against the mega corporation.

Peruvian authorities say they have captured a U.S. woman accused of fraudulently obtaining home loans in Virginia for unsophisticated borrowers, most of whom later lost their homes.

The FBI estimates financial institutions lost tens of millions of dollars in the scheme that netted Peruvian-born Rosita Vilchez and her co-conspirators more than $7 million while operating in 2005-2007 from a real estate agency in Manassas, Virginia.