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Cholchol score: 47/100 (Moderate) Updated September 27, 2026

Is Cholchol safe? Chile travel risk

Is Cholchol safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026

Cholchol scores 47/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Chile Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 19 Aug 2026); the UK has no advice against travel; 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.

Cholchol scores 47/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Chile (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Cholchol: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.

Driven by: security (49/100) and natural hazards (69/100).

A score of 47 is higher than the scores of 62% of the 241 countries we cover.

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

Territorial & Position Context

Charted at coordinates 38.6000° S, 72.8333° W in Araucanía, Cholchol maintains a regional distance of 606.7 km NNE to Santiago.

Region
Araucanía
Coordinates
38.6000° S, 72.8333° W
Elevation
39 m
Time Zone
America/Santiago
Population
10,382
Nearest city with evaluated safety score: Santiago (606.7 km NNE).

Critical Services & Regional Transit

Aviation Hub Maquehue Airport (PZS) 25.2 km SE
Hospital Care Hospital de Nueva Imperial 19.0 km SW
Police Station Retén Cholchol 1.1 km W
Railway Terminal Temuco 26.8 km SE

Adjacent Localities in Chile

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 Chile travel advice & laws.

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

Regional Centers with Threat Ratings

Temuco 15
20.7 km SE
Los Ángeles 15
132.9 km NNE
Valdivia 15
139.6 km SSW
Laja 10
148.7 km N

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