A small plane carrying tourists crashed Saturday in Peru while flying over the Nazca Lines, killing all 13 people on board. There were no survivors.
The aircraft, which had taken off from Pisco airport, crashed around 13:00 PM local time (19:00 PM GMT) in the Pueblo Viejo region. It was carrying eleven passengers and two pilots. The local airline Aerodiana, which owned the plane, has not yet issued a public statement.
"Given the severity of the accident, there are no survivors. We have recovered four bodies so far," said police commander Jorge Andrade, quoted by AFP. The identities of the victims and the causes of the crash remain unknown at this stage.
The Nazca Lines are one of the most visited archaeological sites in South America. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, this desert in southern Peru is home to immense geoglyphs created approximately 1,600 years ago by the Nazca civilization. Aerial tours in light aircraft are the primary way to view these figures from the air.
The provincial municipality of Nasca issued a statement expressing its "deep sadness" and "sincere condolences to the families of the victims."
This tragedy is not unprecedented above the site. In 2022, another small tourist plane crashed there, killing seven people. In 2010, a similar accident claimed six lives. These repeated incidents fuel questions about the safety conditions for low-altitude tourist flights in this area.
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