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Acandí score: 70/100 (Extreme) Updated September 27, 2026

Is Acandí safe? Colombia travel risk

Is Acandí safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026

Acandí scores 70/100 on our travel risk index (Extreme). The US State Department rates Colombia Level 3 (Reconsider Travel, updated 31 Mar 2026); the UK FCDO advises against all but essential travel to parts of the country (updated 15 Oct 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. CDC travel health notice: Level 2, Yellow Fever in Colombia (18 Sep 2026). No change in government advice in the last 7 days.

Acandí scores 70/100 (Extreme). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Colombia (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Acandí: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.

Driven by: security (84/100) and crime and scams (79/100).

A score of 70 is higher than the scores of 90% of the 241 countries we cover.

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

Territorial & Position Context

Found at 8.5333° N, 77.2333° W within Chocó, Acandí is situated 550.0 km SE of Bogotá at an altitude of 9 m.

Region
Chocó
Coordinates
8.5333° N, 77.2333° W
Elevation
9 m
Time Zone
America/Bogota
Population
12,095
Nearest city with evaluated safety score: Panama City (257.6 km W).

Critical Services & Regional Transit

Aviation Hub Antonio Roldán Betancur Airport (APO) 98.3 km SE
Hospital Care Hospital 5.2 km WSW

Adjacent Localities in Colombia

Natural Hazard Calendar & History

No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.

CDC Traveler Health Notices for Colombia

Source: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Public Domain).

For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Colombia travel advice & laws.

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

Regional Centers with Threat Ratings

Necoclí 10
51.2 km ESE
Unguía 15
55.7 km SSE
Turbo 15
73.1 km SE
San Juan de Urabá 10
81.2 km ENE
Arboletes 10
95.3 km ENE
Apartadó 15
97.9 km SE

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