Wildfire near San José de Chiquitos (Jul 30)
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🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 red/brown = burned
🟠 orange = active fire
Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Operating with a moderate satellite heat intensity that indicates a steady burn along the front, an active wildfire has consumed 480 hectares (1,186 acres) near San José de Chiquitos, Bolivia. Having started on July 29, 2026, the blaze continues to maintain a persistent footprint in the region.
Satellite monitoring over the past 48 hours has detected 23 heat signatures clustered near the area, illustrating the ongoing spread and activity of the wildfire as it progresses.
In context
This wildfire burned in Bolivia for 2 days. In total it burned about 300 ha (741 acres) — around 3.0 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 883,024 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 86% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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