Is Belén de Escobar safe? Argentina travel risk
Is Belén de Escobar safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Belén de Escobar scores 37/100 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.
Belén de Escobar scores 37/100 (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 Belén de Escobar: 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 37 is higher than the scores of 46% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Argentina travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Coordinates 34.3333° S, 58.8167° W place Belén de Escobar within Buenos Aires at an elevation of 20 meters. Heading to Buenos Aires: 50.9 km SE.
Buenos Aires
34.3333° S, 58.8167° W
20 m
America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires
54,678
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (Argentina)
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Wildfires | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Belén de Escobar happened in January, February, March, May and November (5 of 5 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Argentina travel advice & laws.
Check the official entry requirements for your nationality before you travel. See the Argentina entry requirements.
Surrounding Places with Full Dossiers
Calculate personalized safety score for Belén de Escobar
Run our threat engine with tailored traveler parameters.
Launch Calculator