Started on Sep 24, 2026.
Yesterday's image: fire shows in orange and red. NASA MODIS
Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS
Burning actively near Santa Lucía in Peru since September 24, 2026, a 430-hectare (1,063-acre) wildfire is currently sending up intense heat signatures as detected by satellites, with 17 thermal detections clustered in the area over the past 48 hours.
This active fire front coincides with the region's typical fire season, which corresponds to the dry season.
Nationwide, the broader context shows that 212,334 hectares have burned so far in 2026, placing the current year's total burned area 77% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Peru for 2 days. In total it burned about 450 ha (1,112 acres) — around 4.5 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 Peru
Across Peru, roughly 336,660 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 63% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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