EndedUpdated · Source: NASA FIRMS

Wildfire near Reyes (Jul 27)

Started · size estimated by satellite

Estimated size
300 hectares
from satellite heat
Lasted
3 days
from Jul 27, 2026
Wildfire near Reyes (Jul 27) — Sentinel-2 SWIR

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

The story so far

Summary written on Jul 28, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

Burning with an intense satellite heat signature, an active wildfire covers 300 hectares (741 acres) near Reyes, Bolivia. Having started on July 27, 2026, the fire continues to spread through the area.

Satellites are picking up 18 heat detections in the past 48 hours surrounding the Reyes region, highlighting the current activity of the blaze.

In context

This wildfire burned in Bolivia for 2 days. In total it burned about 300 ha (741 acres) — around 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.

The bigger picture in Bolivia

Across Bolivia, roughly 1,518,972 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 76% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.

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