SIGHTSEEING GONE WRONG:
The tourists were on their way to view the Nazca Lines’ mysterious geometric shapes and animal outlines, which are best viewed from the air
A small plane carrying foreign tourists to view Peru’s famed Nazca Lines archeological site crashed on Saturday, killing all 13 people on board, police said.Seven Italians, two Germans and two Spaniards were killed, along with two crew members, a Peru Ministry of Transportation and Communications spokesperson said. The incident occurred shortly after 1pm after the Cessna 208 Caravan took off from the airport in Pisco, about 240km south of Lima.
Wreckage of the AeroDiana plane is pictured in Vista Alegre, Peru, on Saturday.
“We have information that 11 passengers and two crew members have died,” Police Major Jorge Andrade said. “Given the severity of the accident, there are no survivors. We have recovered four bodies so far.” He did not give any immediate indication of what might have caused the crash.
