EndedUpdated · Source: NASA FIRMS

Wildfire near San Miguel de Velasco (Jul 24 · W)

Started · size estimated by satellite

Estimated size
100 hectares
from satellite heat
Lasted
5 days
from Jul 24, 2026

Part of a series of fires in the same area. The main one: Wildfire near San Miguel de Velasco (Aug 23)

Wildfire near San Miguel de Velasco (Jul 24 · W) — Sentinel-2 true color Wildfire near San Miguel de Velasco (Jul 24 · W) — Sentinel-2 SWIR (fuego) True view Fire view
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True view (left): as the eye sees it.
Fire view (right): infrared (SWIR), sees through smoke and brings out the heat.

🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 brown = already burned
🟠 orange = fire right now

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Green: vegetationBrown: already burnedOrange: fire right nowSentinel-2 · Copernicus

The story so far

Summary written on Jul 25, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

A moderate heat signature picked up by satellites marks the active front of a 100-hectare (247-acre) wildfire burning in the municipality of San Miguel de Velasco, Bolivia. Ignited on July 24, 2026, the blaze has generated a cluster of nine heat detections over the past 48 hours.

In context

This wildfire burned in Bolivia for 4 days. In total it burned about 100 ha (247 acres) — around 1.0 km². That size is an estimate from satellite hotspots, not a measured area.

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 1,448,733 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 77% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.

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