A light plane carrying tourists for a tour of the Nazca line crashed in the Peruvian desert on Friday. The seven people on board were killed.
Local police said the dead included three Dutch tourists, two Chilean tourists and two Peruvian crew members. The plane crashed near the Maria Reiche airfield in the city of Nazca.
"There are no survivors," said Brigadier General Juan Tirado, a firefighter from the 82nd Fire Company, as quoted by The Guardian, Saturday (5/2/2022).
Nazca police chief Edgar Espinoza told reporters the plane appeared to be on fire after hitting the ground.
Aero Santos, the tour company that owns the plane, said the plane was carrying five tourists, a pilot and a co-pilot.
The Nazca Lines, one of Peru's most popular tourist attractions, is a Unesco world heritage site home to hundreds of giant geoglyphs dating back more than 2,000 years, featuring a variety of animals including hummingbirds, monkeys, spiders, pelicans and whales.
The 400-square-kilometre (250-square-mile) protected area, located about 450 km south of Peru's capital, Lima, between the cities of Nazca and Palpa, is often viewed by tourists from the sky for the best views.
