Is Espargos safe? Cabo Verde travel risk
Is Espargos safe right now? Checked 21 October 2026
Espargos scores 34/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Cabo Verde Level 1 (Exercise Normal Precautions, updated 18 Dec 2025); Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Espargos scores 34/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Cabo Verde (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Espargos: nearest emergency and transport facilities.
Driven by: crime and scams (51/100) and security (35/100).
A score of 34 is higher than 25% of the cities we score.
Consult the Cabo Verde travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Found at 16.7546° N, 22.9453° W within Sal, Espargos is situated 213.0 km SSW of Praia at an altitude of 53 m.
Sal
16.7546° N, 22.9453° W
53 m
Atlantic/Cape_Verde
6,173
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (Cabo Verde)
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Cabo Verde travel advice & laws.
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