This is how the areas affected by the forest fires in Cusco look from space: PeruSat-1 identifies the damage caused by the fire

Active wildfires in the Cusco region of Peru continue to threaten inhabited areas, prompting evacuation orders in the province of La Convención. Three primary fire fronts remain active, with flames advancing dangerously close to residential zones and impacting local communities.

The blazes have also spread to the slopes of the Sawasiray and Pitusiray mountains, which hold deep spiritual significance as sacred apus for local Andean communities. Beyond the immediate threat to human settlements, the fires are causing widespread damage to regional grasslands, infrastructure, and patrimonial assets.

In response to the crisis, technological assets have been deployed to assess the scale of the disaster. The PerúSat-1 satellite has captured space-based imagery to identify and map the extent of the damage inflicted by the fires across the affected zones.