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Peru Plane Crash Kills 13

worldAugust 3, 2026·88 words·1 min read

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Peru Plane Crash Kills 13
A small plane crashed in Peru on Saturday. Thirteen people died. Nobody survived. The plane took tourists to see the Nazca Lines. The Nazca Lines are big old pictures in the desert.
People made the pictures a very long time ago. The pictures show a bird, a monkey and a whale. You can only see them well from the air. Many people pay to fly over them.
Police do not know why the plane crashed. Peru will look for the reason. The president said the airport may close.

Key Vocabulary

n.
when a plane or car hits something and is broken
n.
a person who travels to see places
n.
a very dry place with sand
n.
a drawing of a thing or animal
n.
a machine that flies in the air
v.
to stay alive after something bad
Vocabulary Translations· 6 words · 12 languages

Every definition is context-aware — translated based on how the word is used in this article, not a dictionary.

crashn.

when a plane or car hits something and is broken

vụ tai nạn (máy bay)acidente (de avião)墜落事故kaza (uçak düşmesi)accidente (de avión)katastrofa (lotnicza)تحطُّم (طائرة)crash, ongeluk (van een vliegtuig)крушение (самолёта)(飞机)失事、坠毁추락 사고
touristn.

a person who travels to see places

khách du lịchturista観光客turistturistaturystaسائحtoeristтурист游客관광객
desertn.

a very dry place with sand

sa mạcdeserto砂漠çöldesiertopustyniaصحراءwoestijnпустыня沙漠사막
picturen.

a drawing of a thing or animal

hình vẽdesenho, figura絵、図形resim, şekildibujo, figurarysunek, obrazرسم، صورةtekening, afbeeldingрисунок, изображение图案、图画그림
planen.

a machine that flies in the air

máy bayavião飛行機uçakaviónsamolotطائرةvliegtuigсамолёт飞机비행기
survivev.

to stay alive after something bad

sống sótsobreviver生き残るhayatta kalmaksobrevivirprzeżyćينجوoverlevenвыжить幸存、活下来살아남다

Check Your Understanding

Question 1: True or False

1

Thirteen people died in the plane.

2

The big pictures in the desert are new.

3

Police know why the plane crashed.

4

You can see the pictures best from the air.

Question 2: Multiple Choice

What do the big pictures in the desert show?

Question 3: Multiple Choice

What may happen to the airport?

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