Wildfire near San Miguel de Velasco (Oct 20), BO (2026)

This fire in numbersDay 2

300Hectares · estimated741Acres · estimated2Days burning

Started on Oct 20, 2026.

Bolivia todayLive

1Active716Hotspots 48h300Hectares

Last 7 days · falling

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Wildfire near San Miguel de Velasco (Oct 20) — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near San Miguel de Velasco (Oct 20) — Sentinel-2 SWIR (fuego)

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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

Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS

Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature at an active wildfire burning near Municipio San Miguel de Velasco, Bolivia, where 17 recent heat detections over the past 48 hours cluster closely to mark the spread of the front. Having started on October 20, 2026, the fire is currently estimated at roughly 300 hectares, or 741 acres, based on the density of these satellite hotspots.

This incident unfolds during the dry season, which typically marks the region's fire activity. Across the country, 1,371,379 hectares have burned so far in 2026, a total tracking 79% below the two-decade average.

In context

This wildfire has been burning in Bolivia for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 300 ha (741 acres) — about 3.0 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.