Wildfire near San Ignacio de Velasco (Jul 23 · NW)
Started on Jul 23, 2026.
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🟤 red/brown = burned
🟠 orange = active fire
Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Burning near San Ignacio de Velasco, Bolivia, an active wildfire has consumed 180 hectares (445 acres) since it started on July 23, 2026. Satellites are picking up a moderate heat signature from the front, alongside eleven heat detections clustered in the area over the past 48 hours, indicating ongoing activity across the landscape.
In context
This wildfire burned in Bolivia for 2 days. In total it burned about 180 ha (445 acres) — around 1.8 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 Bolivia
Across Bolivia, roughly 904,777 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 86% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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