Is Sipe Sipe safe? Bolivia travel risk
Is Sipe Sipe safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Sipe Sipe scores 48/100 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.
Sipe Sipe scores 48/100 (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 Sipe Sipe: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (53/100) and health and medical access (57/100).
A score of 48 is higher than the scores of 63% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Bolivia travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Situated in Cochabamba at 17.4500° S, 66.3833° W (elevation 2588 m), Sipe Sipe lies 214.2 km WNW of La Paz. Time zone: America/La_Paz.
Cochabamba
17.4500° S, 66.3833° W
2588 m
America/La_Paz
41,571
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in Bolivia
Climate by Month
Hottest: November (22 °C avg high); Wettest: January (177 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 21° | 21° | 21° | 21° | 21° | 21° | 20° | 21° | 22° | 22° | 22° | 22° |
| Low °C | 13° | 13° | 12° | 11° | 9° | 8° | 8° | 8° | 10° | 11° | 13° | 13° |
| Rain mm | 177 | 159 | 131 | 61 | 27 | 15 | 12 | 16 | 32 | 55 | 87 | 150 |
Normals: Cochabamba (24.7 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Wildfires | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Sipe Sipe happened in January, February, March and December (4 of 4 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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