Is Puerto Deseado safe? Argentina travel risk
Is Puerto Deseado safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Puerto Deseado 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.
Puerto Deseado 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 Puerto Deseado: nearest emergency and transport facilities.
Driven by: security (35/100) and crime and scams (41/100).
A score of 31 is higher than 15% of the cities we score.
Consult the Argentina travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Situated in Santa Cruz at 47.7500° S, 65.9167° W (elevation 26 m), Puerto Deseado lies 1,589.3 km NNE of Buenos Aires. Time zone: America/Argentina/Rio_Gallegos.
Santa Cruz
47.7500° S, 65.9167° W
26 m
America/Argentina/Rio_Gallegos
14,183
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
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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