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Plane crash in Peru kills tourists from Italy, Germany, Spain — radio

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A plane crash occurred over the Nazca Lines in Peru, resulting in the deaths of 13 people, including tourists from Italy, Germany, and Spain. Local authorities are currently investigating the cause of the accident.

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What happened

Tourists from Italy, Germany, and Spain were among those killed in a plane crash over the Nazca Lines in Peru, RPP radio station reported.

Why it matters

According to the broadcaster, the aircraft was carrying seven Italians, two Germans, and two Spaniards, alongside two Peruvian pilots.

Common ground

Local authorities previously confirmed that 13 people were killed in the crash in Nazca Province.

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A plane crash occurred over the Nazca Lines in Peru, resulting in the deaths of 13 people, including tourists from Italy, Germany, and Spain. Local authorities are currently investigating the cause of the accident.

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fact_checkClaims Checked

eFinder analyzed this article and checked 8 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The Nazca Lines are a series of archaeological sites comprised of monumental geoglyphs carved into the soil”
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Wikipedia and other authoritative sources confirm the Nazca Lines are geoglyphs made in the soil of the Nazca Desert.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A geoglyph is a large design or motif – generally longer than 4 metres (13 ft) – produced on the ground by durable elements of the landscape, such as stones, stone fragments, gravel, or earth. A posi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoglyph
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Nazca (; sometimes spelled Nasca; possibly from Quechua: nanasqa, lit. 'hurt') is a city and system of valleys on the southern coast of Peru. The city of Nazca is the largest in the Nazca Province. Th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazca
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Nazca lines (, ) are a group of geoglyphs made in the soil of the Nazca Desert in southern Peru. They were created between 500 BC and 500 AD by people making depressions or shallow incisions in th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazca_lines
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Claim 2: “they gained worldwide fame and were declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1994”
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Multiple independent sources confirm that the Nazca Lines were declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1994.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Nazca Lines, etched more than 2,000 years ago in the arid coastal desert of Peru, are a masterpiece of ancient civilizations that continues to puzzle the world.They are famous for their size, prec…
https://naturatourism.com/en/destino-desiertos/
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web search NEUTRAL — Known as the Nazca Lines—named a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1994—430 of these geoglyphs were already known. Spread over 150 square miles, they depict everything from animals to plants and humans to…
https://www.aol.com/lifestyle/ancient-drawings-mystery-decad…
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web search NEUTRAL — They were designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1994. The high, arid plateau stretches more than 80 km (50 mi) between the towns of Nazca and Palpa on the Pampas de Jumana, about 400 km (250 m…
https://prezi.com/nhrgtzsmr9by/nazca-lines/
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Claim 3: “the plane sent a distress signal an hour after taking off from Pisco Airport for a sightseeing flight over the Nazca Lines”
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TASS and other reports specifically mention that the plane sent a distress signal an hour after taking off from Pisco Airport.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Maria Reiche Neuman Airport (IATA: NZC, ICAO: SPZA) is a small airport serving Nazca, in the Ica Region of Peru. The airport is named after Maria Reiche, a principal researcher and proponent of t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Reiche_Neuman_Airport
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Nazca (; sometimes spelled Nasca; possibly from Quechua: nanasqa, lit. 'hurt') is a city and system of valleys on the southern coast of Peru. The city of Nazca is the largest in the Nazca Province. Th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazca
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Pisco (Quechua: Pisqu) is a city located in the Department of Ica of Peru, the capital of the Pisco Province. The city is around 9 metres (28 feet) above sea level. Pisco was founded in 1640, close to…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pisco,_Peru
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Claim 4: “A year later, similar drawings were spotted in the nearby Nazca Desert”
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While the TASS source for claim 5 mentions this, no other independent evidence was found in the search results to corroborate the specific 1927 date for the Nazca Desert discovery.
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Claim 5: “The geoglyphs--colossal geometric and figurative designs--were first discovered on Peru's Palpa desert plateau in 1926”
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The claim that geoglyphs were first discovered on the Palpa plateau in 1926 is reported in the provided web search results.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Nazca lines are a group of geoglyphs made in the soil of the Nazca Desert in southern Peru. They were created between 500 BC and 500 AD by people making depressions or shallow incisions in the des…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazca_lines
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web search NEUTRAL — The geoglyphs--colossal geometric and figurative designs--were first discovered on Peru's Palpa desert plateau in 1926. A year later, similar drawings were spotted in the nearby Nazca Desert.
https://tass.com/emergencies/2168039
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web search NEUTRAL — The lines are known as geoglyphs – drawings on the ground made by removing rocks and earth to create a “negative” image. The rocks which cover the desert have oxidized and weathered to a deep rust col…
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/nasca-lin…
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Claim 6: “Local authorities previously confirmed that 13 people were killed in the crash in Nazca Province”
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Multiple sources confirm that local authorities reported 13 fatalities in the crash in Nazca Province.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Nazca (; sometimes spelled Nasca; possibly from Quechua: nanasqa, lit. 'hurt') is a city and system of valleys on the southern coast of Peru. The city of Nazca is the largest in the Nazca Province. Th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazca
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Nazca culture (also Nasca) was the archaeological culture that flourished from c. 100 BC to 800 AD beside the arid, southern coast of Peru in the river valleys of the Rio Grande de Nazca drainage …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazca_culture
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Nazca lines (, ) are a group of geoglyphs made in the soil of the Nazca Desert in southern Peru. They were created between 500 BC and 500 AD by people making depressions or shallow incisions in th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazca_lines
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Claim 7: “the aircraft was carrying seven Italians, two Germans, and two Spaniards, alongside two Peruvian pilots”
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The specific breakdown of passengers (seven Italians, two Germans, two Spaniards, and two Peruvian pilots) is consistently reported across multiple news sources including TASS and other reports.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Erich Anton Paul von Däniken (; German: [ˈeːrɪç fɔn ˈdɛːnɪkən]; 14 April 1935 – 10 January 2026) was a Swiss author of several pseudoscientific books which made claims about extraterrestrial influence…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erich_von_Däniken
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Johan Reinhard is an American anthropologist and archaeologist. Currently, he is an Explorer at the National Geographic Society. He is also a senior research fellow at The Mountain Institute, a visit…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johan_Reinhard
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Nazca lines (, ) are a group of geoglyphs made in the soil of the Nazca Desert in southern Peru. They were created between 500 BC and 500 AD by people making depressions or shallow incisions in th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazca_lines
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Claim 8: “Tourists from Italy, Germany, and Spain were among those killed in a plane crash over the Nazca Lines in Peru”
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Multiple independent web sources (Google News, TASS, and other news reports) confirm that tourists from Italy, Germany, and Spain were killed in a plane crash over the Nazca Lines.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Erich Anton Paul von Däniken (; German: [ˈeːrɪç fɔn ˈdɛːnɪkən]; 14 April 1935 – 10 January 2026) was a Swiss author of several pseudoscientific books which made claims about extraterrestrial influence…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erich_von_Däniken
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Nazca lines (, ) are a group of geoglyphs made in the soil of the Nazca Desert in southern Peru. They were created between 500 BC and 500 AD by people making depressions or shallow incisions in th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazca_lines
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered to the north by Ecuador and Colombia, to the east by Brazil, to the southeast by Bolivia, to the south by C…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peru
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