Started on Sep 20, 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 Mizque, Bolivia, where 18 thermal detections have been recorded over the past 48 hours. The fire has consumed 450 hectares, or 1,112 acres, since it started on September 20, 2026.
The incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, characterized by the dry season conditions. Across the broader national landscape, 1,003,283 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 84% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Bolivia for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 450 ha (1,112 acres) — about 4.5 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 Bolivia
Across Bolivia, roughly 1,003,283 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 84% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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