Wildfire near Municipio Huacaraje
Started on Jul 22, 2026.
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Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Active fires nearby1 · 100 km
Satellites are picking up a moderate heat signature from an active wildfire burning near Municipio Huacaraje, Bolivia, where four heat detections have been registered over the past 48 hours. The blaze has scorched 100 hectares, equivalent to 247 acres.
First reported on July 22, 2026, the fire remains active in the area.
In context
This wildfire burned in Bolivia for 2 days. In total it burned about 100 ha (247 acres) — around 1.0 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 932,963 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 85% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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