Tourist Plane Crash Near Nazca Lines Kills 13

The Nazca Lines are huge figures cut into the desert many hundreds of years ago. They show shapes like a bird, a monkey and a whale, and people can only see them properly from the air. For this reason, several companies sell short flights over the area, which attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors a year. This was not the first accident. Seven people died in 2022, and other crashes killed tourists in 2010 and 2008.

The cause of the crash is not yet known, and Peruvian officials have started an investigation. President Keiko Fujimori said she was sorry about the accident. She said the local airport might close for a short time. Peru's tourism ministry said it felt deep sorrow for the tourists and crew who died. The airline said it would look again at its flights.