A tourist plane crashed near Nazca, Peru, killing thirteen people on Saturday. The aircraft was conducting a sightseeing flight over the ancient Nazca Lines geoglyphs. Eleven foreign tourists and two crew members were aboard the ill-fated Aerodiana flight. The plane had departed from the nearby city of Ica for its scenic journey. Peruvian authorities have launched an investigation into the tragic aviation accident.

Thirteen people have been killed in a plane accident in Peru, after a small plane carrying tourists crashed in a field outside the city of Nazca.

LIMA: At least 13 people died when a small plane carrying tourists to view Peru’s famed Nazca Lines archaeological site crashed, police said Saturday. “We have information that 11…

The cause of the crash is currently under investigation