Wildfire near Exaltación (Jul 24 · SE), Bolivia (2026)

Wildfire near Exaltación (Jul 24 · SE) — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Exaltación (Jul 24 · SE) — Sentinel-2 SWIR (fuego)

True view Fire view

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True view (left): as the eye sees it.
Fire view (right): infrared (SWIR), sees through smoke and brings out the heat.

🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 brown = already burned
🟠 orange = fire right now

Drag to compare: normal photo on the left, heat brought out on the right.

Green: vegetationBrown: already burnedOrange: fire right nowSentinel-2 · Copernicus

The story so far

Summary written on Jul 24, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

Burning near Municipio Exaltación in Bolivia, an active wildfire has scorched 250 hectares, or 618 acres, since it started on July 24, 2026. Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from the front, reflecting the high radiative power of the flames.

In the past 48 hours, monitoring systems have detected 10 heat signatures clustering in the area, indicating the ongoing spread and activity of the fire.

In context

This wildfire burned in Bolivia for 4 days. In total it burned about 250 ha (618 acres) — around 2.5 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.