Is Villa Gesell safe? Argentina travel risk
Is Villa Gesell safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Villa Gesell 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.
Villa Gesell 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 Villa Gesell: nearest emergency and transport facilities.
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
Coordinates 37.2500° S, 56.9833° W place Villa Gesell within Buenos Aires at an elevation of 9 meters. Heading to Buenos Aires: 318.9 km NNW.
Buenos Aires
37.2500° S, 56.9833° W
9 m
America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires
29,593
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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