Yesterday's image: fire shows in orange and red. NASA MODIS
Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS
The story so far
About 15 km east of Chaparral.
Burning across thirty-nine days during the dry season near Chaparral, Colombia, a wildfire that started on September 22, 2026, has now ended. Satellites previously picked up a moderate heat signature from the incident, which reached an estimated size of 400 hectares, or 988 acres.
This event occurred within a broader national context where 1,036,003 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure that is fifty percent below the two-decade average for the country.
In context
This wildfire burned in Colombia for 1 day. In total it burned about 400 ha (988 acres) — around 4.0 km². That size is an estimate from satellite hotspots, not a measured area.
Close to the tropics, fires tend to follow the dry season and are often linked to land-clearing rather than a single summer peak.
The bigger picture in Colombia
Across Colombia, roughly 1,036,035 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 50% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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