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Wildfire near Santa Ana de Yacuma (Nov 7)

Started · size estimated by satellite

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Estimated size
1,350 hectares
from satellite heat
Burning for
2 days
from Nov 7, 2026
Wildfire near Santa Ana de Yacuma (Nov 7) — NASA satellite

Yesterday's image: fire shows in orange and red. NASA MODIS

The story so far

About 45 km northeast of Santa Ana de Yacuma.

An active wildfire is burning near Santa Ana de Yacuma, Bolivia, having started on November 7, 2026, during the dry season. Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from the fire front, accompanied by 54 heat detections over a 48-hour period that indicate how far the fire has spread across the area. The blaze currently has a rough satellite estimate of 1,350 hectares, equivalent to 3,336 acres.

This incident unfolds within a broader national context where 1,652,492 hectares have burned so far in 2026, tracking 74% below the country's two-decade average.

In context

This wildfire has been burning in Bolivia for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 1,350 ha (3,336 acres) — about 14 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 1,652,492 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 74% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.

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