Is Catamarca safe? Argentina travel risk
Is Catamarca safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Catamarca scores 31/100 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.
Catamarca scores 31/100 (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 Catamarca: 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 31 is higher than the scores of 34% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Argentina travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Situated in Catamarca at 28.4667° S, 65.7833° W (elevation 545 m), Catamarca lies 979.0 km SE of Buenos Aires. Time zone: America/Argentina/Catamarca.
Catamarca
28.4667° S, 65.7833° W
545 m
America/Argentina/Catamarca
159,139
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities 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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