Is Cobija safe? Bolivia travel risk
Is Cobija safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Cobija scores 47/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Bolivia Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 18 Aug 2026); the UK FCDO advises against all but essential travel to parts of the country (updated 22 Sep 2026); Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution (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.
Cobija scores 47/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Bolivia (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Cobija: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (53/100) and health and medical access (57/100).
A score of 47 is higher than the scores of 62% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Bolivia travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Positioned at 11.0333° S, 68.7333° W in Pando, Cobija features an altitude of 200 m. The settlement is located 610.8 km S from La Paz.
Pando
11.0333° S, 68.7333° W
200 m
America/La_Paz
46,267
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in Bolivia
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Wildfires | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Cobija happened in February and December (2 of 2 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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