EndedUpdated · Source: NASA FIRMS

Wildfire near Santa Ana del Yacuma (Jul 22)

Started · size estimated by satellite

Estimated size
100 hectares
from satellite heat
Lasted
3 days
from Jul 22, 2026
Wildfire near Santa Ana del Yacuma (Jul 22) — Sentinel-2 true color Wildfire near Santa Ana del Yacuma (Jul 22) — Sentinel-2 SWIR (fuego) True view Fire view
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True view (left): as the eye sees it.
Fire view (right): infrared (SWIR), sees through smoke and brings out the heat.

🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 brown = already burned
🟠 orange = fire right now

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

The story so far

Summary written on Jul 23, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

Burning near Santa Ana del Yacuma, Bolivia, an active 100-hectare (247-acre) wildfire that started on July 22, 2026, continues to maintain a moderate heat signature according to satellite observations.

Orbiting sensors have registered four distinct heat detections in the immediate vicinity over the past 48 hours, mapping the ongoing footprint of the active flames in the area.

In context

This wildfire burned in Bolivia for 2 days. In total it burned about 100 ha (247 acres) — around 1.0 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 1,382,012 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 78% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.

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