Started on Oct 19, 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
Satellites are picking up a moderate heat signature from an active wildfire burning near Municipio Puerto Siles, Bolivia, where 16 thermal detections have been flagged in the last 48 hours. The blaze has scorched 300 hectares, equivalent to 741 acres, since it started on October 19, 2026, progressing through the area during the typical dry season.
This incident unfolds against a broader national backdrop in which 1,365,287 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, marking a figure that sits 79% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Bolivia for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 330 ha (815 acres) — about 3.3 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 1,365,287 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 79% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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More fires in Bolivia
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- Wildfire near San Javier (Oct 5)Ended
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