Started on Oct 18, 2026.
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Green: vegetationBrown: already burnedOrange: fire right nowSentinel-2 · Copernicus
Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS
Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from an active wildfire near Chichas, Peru, which has charred 300 hectares (741 acres) since it started on October 18, 2026. Orbiting sensors have registered 16 heat detections in the past 48 hours, illustrating the clustering of thermal anomalies nearby as the fire burns through the dry season.
This incident unfolds within a broader national context where 379,432 hectares have burned so far in 2026, tracking 59% below the two-decade average for the country.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Peru for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 300 ha (741 acres) — about 3.0 km².
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 Peru
Across Peru, roughly 379,432 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 59% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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