EndedUpdated · Source: NASA FIRMS

Wildfire near Guayaramerín

Started · size estimated by satellite

Estimated size
200 hectares
from satellite heat
Lasted
5 days
from Jul 24, 2026
Wildfire near Guayaramerín — Sentinel-2 true color Wildfire near Guayaramerín — Sentinel-2 SWIR (fuego) True view Fire view
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Fire view (right): infrared (SWIR), sees through smoke and brings out the heat.

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🟠 orange = fire right now

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The story so far

About 10 km west of Guayaramerín.

Summary written on Jul 24, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

An active wildfire spanning 200 hectares, or 494 acres, has been burning near Guayaramerín, Bolivia, since July 24, 2026. Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from the active front, underscoring the severity of the blaze in this region.

Monitoring systems have registered nine heat detections over the past 48 hours, highlighting the ongoing spread and activity of the fire as ground conditions remain critical.

In context

This wildfire burned in Bolivia for 4 days. In total it burned about 200 ha (494 acres) — around 2.0 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 Bolivia

Across Bolivia, roughly 1,427,237 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 78% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.

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