Is Puerto Villarroel safe? Bolivia travel risk
Is Puerto Villarroel safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Puerto Villarroel scores 52/100 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.
Puerto Villarroel scores 52/100 (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 Puerto Villarroel: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (53/100) and health and medical access (69/100).
A score of 52 is higher than the scores of 70% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Bolivia travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Positioned at 16.8667° S, 64.7831° W in Cochabamba, Puerto Villarroel features an altitude of 167 m. The settlement is located 359.2 km W from La Paz.
Cochabamba
16.8667° S, 64.7831° W
167 m
America/La_Paz
46,627
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildfires | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Puerto Villarroel happened in September and October (10 of 20 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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