Started on Sep 29, 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
A moderate heat signature is currently being picked up by satellites near Municipio Exaltación, Bolivia, where an active wildfire has burned 600 hectares (1,483 acres) since it started on September 29, 2026. Sensors tracking the fire's recent spread have registered 29 heat detections over the past 48 hours, highlighting the ongoing activity in the area during the dry season.
Nationwide, the broader wildfire situation stands in stark contrast to previous years. So far in 2026, 1,143,301 hectares have burned across the country, a figure that is 82 percent below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Bolivia for 2 days. In total it burned about 700 ha (1,730 acres) — around 7.0 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 1,307,088 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 80% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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