Started on Sep 29, 2026.
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Green: vegetationBrown: already burnedOrange: fire right nowSentinel-2 · Copernicus
Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS
Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from an active wildfire burning near Santa Ana del Yacuma, Bolivia, which has already consumed 300 hectares (741 acres) since it started on September 29, 2026. The blaze, situated in the dry season, has generated 23 heat detections in the past 48 hours.
This incident occurs within a broader national context where 1,143,301 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking an 82% decrease compared to the two-decade average.
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 1,360,715 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 79% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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