Wildfire near Puerto Vallemí
Satellite image: NASA MODIS (infrared — active fire in orange/red, from yesterday).
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature over an active wildfire burning near Puerto Vallemí, Paraguay, where 39 thermal detections have been flagged in the last 48 hours alone. Spanning 530 hectares, or approximately 1,310 acres, the blaze began on August 27, 2026, and continues to actively consume the landscape in a region where the typical fire season generally occurs during the southern summer from roughly November to March.
The broader national picture reveals that 495,380 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, a figure that remains 84 percent below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Paraguay for less than a day. So far it has affected roughly 580 ha (1,433 acres) — about 5.8 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 Paraguay
Across Paraguay, roughly 495,380 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 84% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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