Wildfire near Exaltación (Nov 6), Bolivia (2026)

Part of a series of fires in the same area. The main one: Wildfire near Exaltación (Sep 1 · NW)

Wildfire near Exaltación (Nov 6) — NASA satellite

Yesterday's image: fire shows in orange and red. NASA MODIS

The story so far

Summary written on Nov 7, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature at an active wildfire burning near Municipio Exaltación in Bolivia, with 13 thermal detections clustered nearby over the past 48 hours to mark the spread of the front. Having started on November 6, 2026, during the dry season, the blaze has reached an estimated size of 330 hectares, or roughly 815 acres, derived through satellite hotspot observation rather than official ground measurements.

This incident unfolds within a broader national picture where 1,633,310 hectares have burned so far in 2026, tracking 74% below the country's two-decade average.

In context

This wildfire burned in Bolivia for 2 days. In total it burned about 330 ha (815 acres) — around 3.3 km². That size is an estimate from satellite hotspots, not a measured area.

Close to the tropics, fires tend to follow the dry season and are often linked to land-clearing rather than a single summer peak.