Started on Sep 29, 2026.
Bolivia today7 days
Yesterday's image: fire shows in orange and red. NASA MODIS
Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS
An active wildfire is burning near Municipio Exaltación, Bolivia, having charred 480 hectares (1,186 acres) since it started on September 29, 2026. Orbiting equipment detects an intense heat signature emanating from the front, while 30 satellite heat signatures cluster nearby, illustrating the extent of the spread across the landscape during the dry season.
This incident unfolds within a broader national context where 1,143,301 hectares have burned across Bolivia so far in 2026, marking an 82% decrease below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Bolivia for 2 days. In total it burned about 500 ha (1,236 acres) — around 5.0 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 1,361,984 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 79% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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