Tourist plane crashes in Peru, killing 13 on board - BBC News

The small plane was flying over the Nazca Lines ​archaeological site when it crashed, according to local reports.

Image source, EPAImage caption, Fire officers attended the scene of the crash over the Nazca Lines archaeological site

A small plane carrying tourists has crashed in Peru, killing all 13 people on board, according to local news reports and Peruvian officials.

The aircraft, a Cessna Caravan C-208, had been flying over Nazca Lines ​archaeological site when it went down on Saturday. Eleven passengers and two pilots were on board.

The passengers included two German, two Spanish and seven Italian tourists, Peru's state news agency reported. The cause of the crash is not yet clear.

The Nazca Lines is a popular tourist attraction and Unesco World Heritage site in southern Peru that features ancient drawings of animals in desert sand. Tourists often fly in small planes to see the extent of the drawings.