A small aircraft on a sightseeing trip to Peru’s Nazca Lines crashed after departing from Pisco in the southern Ica region, killing all 13 people aboard.
Police officer Jorge Andrade said the dead included 11 passengers and two crew members.
Authorities said most of the passengers were tourists travelling to view the archaeological site from the air.
The aircraft caught fire after the crash, and no rescue operation could be carried out, local media said.
The cause of the crash had not been established, and Peruvian authorities opened an investigation.
The aircraft was identified as belonging to the sightseeing operator Aerodiana.
The Nazca Lines are large geoglyphs in Peru’s southern desert, dating broadly from 500 BCE to 500 CE.
UNESCO has designated the site a World Heritage property, whose animal, plant and geometric figures are especially visible from above.
Peru’s Foreign Trade and Tourism Ministry said more than 4.1 million foreign visitors travelled to the country in 2025.
The evidence provided does not identify the victims, their nationalities, or the circumstances that led to the crash.