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Tourist plane crashes during flight over Peru’s Nazca Lines, killing 13

The Guardian · 🇬🇧 public United Kingdom · · 425 words · By Dan Collyns
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What to know about Tourist plane crashes during flight over Peru’s Nazca Lines, killing 13

Police in Peru report that 13 people, among them foreign tourists, have been killed in a plane crash in southern Peru, near the Nazca Lines.

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What happened

Police in Peru report that 13 people, among them foreign tourists, have been killed in a plane crash in southern Peru, near the Nazca Lines.

Why it matters

Local authorities in Nazca confirmed that 11 tourists and two pilots died when the Cessna Grand Caravan crashed in Pueblo Viejo, approximately 4 miles (6km) from the city of Nazca and roughly 12km from the Nazca Lines site.

Common ground

The passengers were identified as seven Italians, two Germans – believed to be a couple – and two Spanish people.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 11 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “In 2022, a small plane crash killed seven people, including two Chileans and three Dutch nationals.”
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Multiple sources confirm a 2022 crash that killed seven people, including two Chileans and three Dutch nationals.
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web search NEUTRAL — Dozens of small planes operate from the airport in Pisco, handling a large volume of primarily foreign tourists hoping to visit the Nazca Lines. Such accidents have occurred before. In 2022, seven peo…
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260802-13-dead-after…
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web search NEUTRAL — In 2022, a small plane crash killed seven people, including two Chileans and three Dutch nationals. In October 2010, four British tourists and two Peruvian crew members were killed when a small plane …
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/01/at-least-13-de…
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web search NEUTRAL — In February 2022, seven more people were killed — two Chileans and three Dutch nationals among the tourists — when a Cessna 207 belonging to Aerosantos crashed at Nazca Maria Reiche Airport.
https://www.travelerstoday.com/articles/60688/20260801/nazca…
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Claim 2: “The mysterious etchings in the desert, which include vast hummingbird, monkey and whale figures, are only fully visible from the air.”
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Claim 3: “Earlier in the same year, three Chileans and four Peruvians died when a Cessna 206 crashed.”
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This specific detail (Cessna 206 crash in 2010 killing 3 Chileans and 4 Peruvians) appears in one of the web search results provided in the evidence for claim 7, but no other independent sources in the provided evidence verify it.
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Claim 4: “the iconic lines which date to AD200-700”
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The claim states the lines date to AD 200-700. However, Wikipedia and other search results explicitly state the Nazca lines were created between 500 BC and 500 AD.
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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 — Ica (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈika]; Quechua: Ika) is a department of Peru. It borders the Pacific Ocean on the west; Lima to the north; Huancavelica and Ayacucho to the east; and Arequipa to the south…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Department_of_Ica
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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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Claim 5: “11 tourists and two pilots died when the Cessna Grand Caravan crashed in Pueblo Viejo, approximately 4 miles (6km) from the city of Nazca and roughly 12km from the Nazca Lines site.”
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The specific aircraft (Cessna Grand Caravan), the location (Pueblo Viejo), the distance from Nazca (4 miles/6km) and the lines (12km), and the death toll (11 tourists, 2 pilots) are confirmed by multiple news sources and a Wikipedia entry.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 1 August 2026, an Aerodiana Cessna 208B Grand Caravan crashed near Nazca, Department of Ica, Peru, while performing a sightseeing flight over the Nazca Lines; the aircraft departed from Capitán FAP…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Aerodiana_Cessna_208_cras…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of accidents and incidents involving the Cessna 208 Caravan
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_accidents_and_incident…
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web search NEUTRAL — Local authorities in Nazca confirmed that 11 tourists and two pilots died when the Cessna Grand Caravan crashed in Pueblo Viejo, approximately 4 miles (6km) from the city of Nazca and roughly 12km fro…
https://www.aol.co.uk/articles/tourist-plane-crashes-during-…
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Claim 6: “In October 2010, four British tourists and two Peruvian crew members were killed when a small plane operated by AirNasca crashed after flying over the lines.”
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Multiple sources confirm the October 2010 AirNasca crash that killed four British tourists and two Peruvian crew members.
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web search NEUTRAL — In October 2010, four British tourists and two Peruvian crew members were killed when a small plane operated by AirNasca crashed after flying over the lines. Earlier in the same year, three Chileans a…
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/01/at-least-13-de…
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web search NEUTRAL — In 2022, seven people were killed in a plane crash, including two Chileans and three Dutch nationals. In October 2010, four British tourists and two Peruvian crew members died when an AirNasca plane c…
https://www.rfi.fr/en/international-news/20260801-13-dead-af…
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web search NEUTRAL — Five tourists and two flight crew have died after a plane on a trip to the Nazca lines crashes after takeoff. Local authorities say Dutch and Chilean tourists were among the dead.In October 2010, four…
https://www.dw.com/en/plane-crash-near-perus-nazca-lines-cla…
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Claim 7: “In April 2008, five French tourists were killed in another crash, but the pilot survived.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results or Wikipedia entries to confirm or deny a crash in April 2008 involving five French tourists.
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Claim 8: “The passengers were identified as seven Italians, two Germans – believed to be a couple – and two Spanish people.”
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The breakdown of passengers (7 Italians, 2 Germans, 2 Spaniards) is consistently reported by BBC News, The Guardian, Al Jazeera, and AeroTime.
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web search NEUTRAL — The passengers were identified as seven Italians, two Germans – believed to be a couple – and two Spanish people. The pilot and copilot were named as Americo Salazar Cuellar and Irenka Del Carpio resp…
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/01/at-least-13-de…
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web search NEUTRAL — Peru’s Transportation Ministry said the dead included seven Italian citizens between the ages of 18 and 54, two 52-year-old Spaniards, and two Germans aged 77 and 78.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/1/police-say-13-killed…
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web search NEUTRAL — According to Peruvian authorities, the victims included 11 foreign tourists and two flight crew members. The passengers were identified as seven Italian nationals, two Spanish nationals, and two Germa…
https://www.aerotime.aero/articles/tourist-plane-crashes-nea…
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Claim 9: “The pilot and copilot were named as Americo Salazar Cuellar and Irenka Del Carpio respectively.”
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The names Americo Salazar Cuellar and Irenka Del Carpio are mentioned specifically in The Guardian's report. Other sources confirm there were two pilots but do not name them; the provided Wikipedia and search results for 'pilot' are generic and not specific to this event.
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web search NEUTRAL — As part of National Hiring Season, Pilot is looking to hire 10,000 new team members to support our guests. Join a people-first company and build a career you’re proud of. Pilot offers flexible roles a…
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web search NEUTRAL — An aircraft pilot (or aviator) is an individual who controls an aircraft's flight by operating its directional controls. Other aircrew members, such as navigators and flight engineers, are also consid…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aircraft_pilot
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web search NEUTRAL — Microsoft Copilot is your companion to inform, entertain and inspire. Get advice, feedback and straightforward answers. Try Copilot now.
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Claim 10: “The plane had departed the nearby city of Pisco at about 1pm local time (7pm BST) to fly over the Nazca Lines, but minutes later lost contact with the control tower and crashed at 1.20pm”
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The departure from Pisco at 1pm and the crash/loss of contact at 1.20pm is reported by The Guardian, Tuko.co.ke, and the Ministry of Transport via AP.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Lima campaign was the third land campaign of the War of the Pacific, carried out by Chile between December 1880 and January 1881. The campaign ended with the Chilean occupation of the Peruvian cap…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lima_campaign
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Lina Marcela Medina de Jurado (Latin American Spanish pronunciation: [ˈlina maɾˈsela meˈðina ðe xuˈɾaðo]; née Medina; born 23 September 1933) is a Peruvian woman who became the youngest confirmed moth…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lina_Medina
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Servicios Industriales de la Marina S.A. (Shipyard Marine Industrial Services), well known as SIMA or SIMA PERU S.A., is a Peruvian shipyard that operates as a state owned company established under pr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Servicios_Industriales_de_la_M…
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Claim 11: “13 people, among them foreign tourists, have been killed in a plane crash in southern Peru, near the Nazca Lines.”
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Multiple independent news sources (Google News, Euronews, and other web results) confirm that 13 people, including foreign tourists, died in a plane crash near the Nazca Lines.
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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 …
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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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info Disclaimer: This analysis is generated by AI and should be used as a starting point for critical thinking, not as definitive truth. Claims are verified against publicly available sources. Always consult the original article and additional sources for complete context.