Started on Oct 10, 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 the active wildfire burning near Lampa, Peru, where 23 thermal detections over the past 48 hours trace the footprint of the expanding blaze.
The fire has consumed 580 hectares (1,433 acres) since it started on October 10, 2026, advancing through the region during the typical fire season known as the dry season.
This incident unfolds against a broader national backdrop in which 332,124 hectares have burned so far in 2026, placing the year's total 64% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Peru for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 600 ha (1,483 acres) — about 6.0 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 332,124 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 64% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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