Wildfire near Municipio Exaltación (Jul 24 · NW)
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🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 red/brown = burned
🟠 orange = active fire
Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Burning near Municipio Exaltación in Bolivia, the active wildfire has consumed 150 ha (371 acres) since it began on July 24, 2026. Satellites are picking up a moderate heat signature from the front, while 6 thermal anomalies have been detected nearby in the past 48 hours.
In context
This wildfire burned in Bolivia for 4 days. In total it burned about 150 ha (371 acres) — around 1.5 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 883,909 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 86% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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