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Portachuelo score: 50/100 (Elevated) Updated September 27, 2026

Is Portachuelo safe? Bolivia travel risk

Is Portachuelo safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026

Portachuelo scores 50/100 on our travel risk index (Elevated). 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.

Portachuelo scores 50/100 (Elevated). 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 Portachuelo: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.

Driven by: security (53/100) and health and medical access (64/100).

A score of 50 is higher than the scores of 67% of the 241 countries we cover.

Consult the Bolivia travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.

Territorial & Position Context

Positioned at 17.3572° S, 63.3906° W in Santa Cruz, Portachuelo features an altitude of 298 m. The settlement is located 513.5 km W from La Paz.

Region
Santa Cruz
Coordinates
17.3572° S, 63.3906° W
Elevation
298 m
Time Zone
America/La_Paz
Population
16,408
Nearest city with evaluated safety score: Santa Cruz de la Sierra (52.2 km SSE).

Critical Services & Regional Transit

Aviation Hub Viru Viru International Airport (VVI) 41.9 km SE
Hospital Care Hospital Materno Infantil 51.5 km SSE
Police Station Tránsito 14.6 km E
Railway Terminal Estación Santa Cruz de la Sierra 53.9 km SSE

Adjacent 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 — — — — — — — 7 2 — — —

Most wildfire events within 100 km of Portachuelo happened in August (7 of 9 in five years).

Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.

For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Bolivia travel advice & laws.

Check the official entry requirements for your nationality before you travel. See the Bolivia entry requirements.

Regional Centers with Threat Ratings

Montero 15
14.4 km E
Warnes 15
29.6 km SE
Mineros 10
31.4 km NNE
San Carlos 10
36.7 km W
Santa Cruz de la Sierra 70
52.2 km SSE
Villa Yapacaní 10
52.7 km W

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Reference data: SimpleMaps (CC BY 4.0), GeoNames, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports, Open-Meteo, GDACS, USGS · Sources · Editorial Policy