The Nazca Lines are a group of extensive geoglyphs scraped into the desert in Peru. Photograph: Jorge de la Quintana/The GuardianView image in fullscreenThe Nazca Lines are a group of extensive geoglyphs scraped into the desert in Peru. Photograph: Jorge de la Quintana/The GuardianAt least 13 dead as tourist plane crashes during flight over Peru’s Nazca LinesPlane crashes into field after departing from the nearby city of Ica, according to local authorities
At least 13 people have died after a plane carrying tourists crashed into a field in Peru, local authorities said.
Nazca’s municipal government said the plane was taking tourists on a sightseeing flight of the Nazca Lines, a group of extensive geoglyphs scraped into the desert around Nazca hundreds of years ago by Peru’s Indigenous inhabitants. The lines form images of animals that can only be fully appreciated from planes or viewing towers.
Nazca’s government said the plane departed from the nearby city of Ica and was operated by Peruvian company Aerodiana.
Peruvian authorities said the crash is under investigation. Aerodiana was not immediately available for comment.
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