Wildfire near Municipio San Matías (Aug 16)
Imagery: Sentinel-2 SWIR (Copernicus) — infrared, sees through smoke. 🟢 vegetation · 🟤 burned · 🟠 active fire.
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Burning near Municipio San Matías, Bolivia, an active wildfire has scorched 500 hectares (1,236 acres) since it started on August 16, 2026. Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from the fire front, accompanied by 58 heat detections clustering nearby over the past 48 hours to indicate how far the blaze has spread.
This event unfolds during the region's typical fire season, the dry season. Nationally, the broader context shows 662,759 hectares burned so far in 2026, which marks 90% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Bolivia for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 500 ha (1,236 acres) — about 5.0 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 662,759 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 90% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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