Is Villa Mercedes safe? Argentina travel risk
Is Villa Mercedes safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Villa Mercedes scores 32/100 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 Mercedes scores 32/100 (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 Mercedes: 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 32 is higher than the scores of 36% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Argentina travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Geographically located in San Luis (33.6667° S, 65.4667° W), Villa Mercedes sits 660.7 km E from Buenos Aires at 516 m elevation.
San Luis
33.6667° S, 65.4667° W
516 m
America/Argentina/San_Luis
131,046
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (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 | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Villa Mercedes happened in September and October (2 of 2 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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