Is Balcarce safe? Argentina travel risk
Is Balcarce safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Balcarce scores 32/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Argentina Level 1 (Exercise Normal Precautions, updated 10 Jul 2026); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions (with regional advisories). No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Balcarce scores 32/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Argentina (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Balcarce: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (35/100) and crime and scams (41/100).
A score of 32 is higher than the scores of 36% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Argentina travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Balcarce belongs to Buenos Aires (Argentina), centered at coordinates 37.8456° S, 58.2578° W (97 m above sea level). Distance to Buenos Aires is 359.6 km towards the N.
Buenos Aires
37.8456° S, 58.2578° W
97 m
America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires
44,796
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in Argentina
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Argentina travel advice & laws.
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