The four Peruvians had been missing Saturday after the plane crashed in a remote jungle area 235 miles from Lima. Bad weather and difficult terrain meant that rescue teams were not able to reach the area until Wednesday. There is no information about why the plane crashed.

The dead were Renzo Uccelli, a renowned photographer and mountain climber who collaborated on occasion with The Associated Press; Miguel Stein, a free-lance cameraman who worked with CNN; cameraman Mark Goicochea and Tedy Reategui, who piloted the plane.

According to local press, the four had been contracted by U.S. Maple Gas Corp. to film and photograph the area where the company is working.

President Alejandro Toledo expressed his "deepest sympathy" for the families of the men and said an exhibit of Uccelli's photographs would be held in the government palace.