Is La Quiaca safe? Argentina travel risk
Is La Quiaca safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
La Quiaca scores 36/100 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.
La Quiaca scores 36/100 (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 La Quiaca: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (35/100) and natural hazards (51/100).
A score of 36 is higher than the scores of 44% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Argentina travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Charted at coordinates 22.1042° S, 65.5972° W in Jujuy, La Quiaca maintains a regional distance of 1,558.8 km SSE to Buenos Aires.
Jujuy
22.1042° S, 65.5972° W
3408 m
America/Argentina/Jujuy
16,874
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (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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