Is Potosí safe? Bolivia travel risk
Is Potosí safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Potosí 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.
Potosí 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 Potosí: 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 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.
Territorial & Position Context
Positioned at 19.5892° S, 65.7533° W in Potosí, Potosí features an altitude of 3967 m. The settlement is located 426.2 km NW from La Paz.
Potosí
19.5892° S, 65.7533° W
3967 m
America/La_Paz
267,907
Critical Services & Regional Transit
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 |
Most flood events within 100 km of Potosí happened in February and December (2 of 2 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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