Colombia declares public calamity as wildfire threatens popular tourist area
A volunteer looks on as a forest fire burns on San Marcos Hill in the municipality of Villa de Leyva, Colombia, on 20 September 2026. Photograph: AFP/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenA volunteer looks on as a forest fire burns on San Marcos Hill in the municipality of Villa de Leyva, Colombia, on 20 September 2026. Dry conditions have increased fire danger in Colombia as it braces for the effects of El Niño, which can help wildfires spread.The fire in Villa de Leyva, a popular tourist destination about 160km (100 miles) north-east of the capital, Bogotá, began Saturday on a mountain overlooking the town.
- ▪A volunteer looks on as a forest fire burns on San Marcos Hill in the municipality of Villa de Leyva, Colombia, on 20 September 2026.
- ▪Photograph: AFP/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenA volunteer looks on as a forest fire burns on San Marcos Hill in the municipality of Villa de Leyva, Colombia, on 20 September 2026.
- ▪Dry conditions have increased fire danger in Colombia as it braces for the effects of El Niño, which can help wildfires spread.The fire in Villa de Leyva, a popular tourist destination about 160km (100 miles) north-east of the capital, Bogo
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A volunteer looks on as a forest fire burns on San Marcos Hill in the municipality of Villa de Leyva, Colombia, on 20 September 2026. Photograph: AFP/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenA volunteer looks on as a forest fire burns on San Marcos Hill in the municipality of Villa de Leyva, Colombia, on 20 September 2026. Photograph: AFP/Getty ImagesColombiaColombia declares public calamity as wildfire threatens popular tourist areaWildfire forces evacuations and burns through mountains surrounding Villa de Leyva in the north-east Associated Press in BogotáMon 21 Sep 2026 13.13 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleColombian authorities declared a public calamity as a wildfire burned through mountains surrounding one of the country’s best-known colonial towns in the north-east, scorching large…
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