A small plane carrying foreign tourists to view Peru’s famed Nazca Lines archaeological 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 spokesman for the transport ministry said, adding that the victims were aged between 24 and 78.
The incident occurred shortly after 1:00 pm (1800 GMT) after the Cessna 208 Caravan aircraft took off from the airport in Pisco, located about 240 kilometers (150 miles) south of the capital Lima.
“We have information that 11 passengers and two crew members have died,” Police Major Jorge Andrade told reporters at the crash site.
“Given the severity of the accident, there are no survivors. We have recovered four bodies so far,” Andrade said, without identifying the victims or giving further details about what caused the crash.
Overnight, police recovered the charred bodies and
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