Overview
- The Yanahuara wildfire in the Valle Sagrado began on the morning of Oct. 1 and remains active with smoke entering houses and affecting children and older adults.
- Cuerpo General de Bomberos, local serenazgo teams and municipal authorities have been deployed to Yanahuara but residents say the number of units and equipment are insufficient for hard‑to‑reach mountain areas.
- Separate fires in Junín have burned pastures, crops and animal shelters across Hualhuas, El Tambo, Jauja and Concepción and threatened families and water sources.
- The Dirección Regional de Agricultura reported more than 10 hectares damaged in San Bartolomé, activated the catastrophic agricultural insurance and opened investigations into causes.
- Local leaders suspect some blazes were set deliberately and investigators have been opened, a pattern that officials warn fits earlier 2026 outbreaks and raises concerns for tourism-linked routes to Machu Picchu and rural livelihoods.