Started on Oct 5, 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
Active fires nearby2 · 100 km
Satellites are picking up a moderate heat signature from an active wildfire burning near Macari, Peru, where twelve thermal anomalies have been detected in the past 48 hours. Having started on October 5, 2026, the blaze has grown to cover 300 hectares, which equals 741 acres, during its progression through the local landscape.
This incident unfolds during the dry season, which marks the region's typical fire season. The current fire occurs within a broader national context where 289,280 hectares have burned so far in 2026, placing the total burned area 69% below the two-decade average.
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 289,280 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 69% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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