Is Cotoca safe? Bolivia travel risk
Is Cotoca safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Cotoca scores 46/100 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.
Cotoca scores 46/100 (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 Cotoca: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (53/100) and crime and scams (41/100).
A score of 46 is higher than the scores of 60% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Bolivia travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Found at 17.7536° S, 62.9967° W within Santa Cruz, Cotoca is situated 563.4 km WNW of La Paz at an altitude of 318 m.
Santa Cruz
17.7536° S, 62.9967° W
318 m
America/La_Paz
26,305
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in Bolivia
Climate by Month
Hottest: November (30 °C avg high); Wettest: January (175 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 29° | 29° | 29° | 27° | 25° | 24° | 25° | 27° | 29° | 29° | 30° | 30° |
| Low °C | 22° | 22° | 22° | 20° | 19° | 17° | 17° | 18° | 20° | 21° | 22° | 22° |
| Rain mm | 175 | 163 | 117 | 70 | 64 | 64 | 39 | 44 | 66 | 85 | 124 | 152 |
Normals: Santa Cruz de la Sierra (21.6 km away).
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Wildfires | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 |
Most flood events within 100 km of Cotoca happened in January, June and December (3 of 3 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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