Started on Oct 9, 2026.
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Green: vegetationBrown: already burnedOrange: fire right nowSentinel-2 · Copernicus
Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS
Active fires nearby3 · 100 km
Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from an active wildfire burning near Municipio Ixiamas, Bolivia, where 16 thermal detections have clustered over the past 48 hours to mark the spread of the front. Burning through the region during the dry season, the blaze has consumed 400 hectares, equivalent to 988 acres, since it started on October 9, 2026.
This localized disaster unfolds against a broader national backdrop of contrasting fire activity. Across Bolivia, 1,289,837 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure that sits 80% below the two-decade average for the country.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Bolivia for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 400 ha (988 acres) — about 4.0 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 1,289,837 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 80% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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- Wildfire near Municipio Ixiamas (Oct 9 · W)Active
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- Wildfire near Municipio Ixiamas (Oct 9 · N)Active
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