Wildfire near Municipio Exaltación (Aug 29)
Satellite image: NASA MODIS (infrared — active fire in orange/red, from yesterday).
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
An active wildfire spanning 300 hectares, or 741 acres, is currently burning near Municipio Exaltación in Bolivia. Having started on August 29, 2026, the fire continues to progress amid the dry season, a period that typically brings heightened wildfire activity to the region.
Satellites monitoring the incident are picking up a moderate heat signature from the active front, while 15 separate heat detections recorded over the past 48 hours indicate the surrounding cluster of thermal activity.
This localized incident unfolds against a broader national backdrop in which 737,906 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, a total tracking 88% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Bolivia for 1 day. In total it burned about 300 ha (741 acres) — around 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 Bolivia
Across Bolivia, roughly 737,906 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 88% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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