Wildfire near San Miguel de Velasco (Jul 23), Bolivia (2026)

Wildfire near San Miguel de Velasco (Jul 23) — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near San Miguel de Velasco (Jul 23) — 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

Drag to compare: normal photo on the left, heat brought out on the right.

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

The story so far

Summary written on Jul 24, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

Burning near Municipio San Miguel de Velasco in Bolivia, an active wildfire has expanded to cover 150 hectares (371 acres) since it started on July 23, 2026. Satellites orbiting the area have registered a moderate heat intensity from the front.

In the past 48 hours, NASA FIRMS sensors have detected 7 heat signatures clustering nearby, mapping the ongoing spread of the fire.

In context

This wildfire burned in Bolivia for 2 days. In total it burned about 150 ha (371 acres) — around 1.5 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.