Is Cafayate safe? Argentina travel risk
Is Cafayate safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Cafayate scores 33/100 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.
Cafayate scores 33/100 (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 Cafayate: 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 33 is higher than the scores of 37% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Argentina travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Charted at coordinates 26.0833° S, 65.9667° W in Salta, Cafayate maintains a regional distance of 1,194.9 km SE to Buenos Aires.
Salta
26.0833° S, 65.9667° W
1625 m
America/Argentina/Salta
11,785
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildfires | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Cafayate happened in July and October (2 of 2 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)
1 major seismic event recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.
- Largest: M5.6 on 10 Jan 2022 (53 km away) — USGS details
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Argentina travel advice & laws.
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