13 dead after small tourist plane crashes in Peru
The plane was taking tourists to see the Nazca Lines, a group of geoglyphs etched into the deserts of southern Peru.
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A small plane carrying tourists to see Peru's famed Nazca Lines archaeological site crashed, killing 13 people, authorities in Nazca province said on Saturday.
"We have information that 11 passengers and two crew members have died," said Police Major Jorge Andrade at the crash site in southern Peru.
Andrade also said that "given the severity of the accident, there are no survivors," adding that four bodies have been recovered so far.
The plane crashed shortly after 1:00 p.m. local time (1800 GMT) after taking off from the airport in the city of Pisco, located about 240 kilometers (150 miles) south of the capital, Lima.
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