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

Is Aracataca safe? Colombia travel risk

Is Aracataca safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026

Aracataca 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.

Aracataca 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 Aracataca: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.

Driven by: security (80/100) 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.

Location & Spatial Data

Charted at coordinates 10.5937° N, 74.1928° W in Magdalena, Aracataca maintains a regional distance of 654.3 km S to Bogotá.

Region
Magdalena
Coordinates
10.5937° N, 74.1928° W
Elevation
37 m
Time Zone
America/Bogota
Population
40,400
Nearest city with evaluated safety score: Barranquilla (79.4 km WNW).

Transit Links & Medical Facilities

Aviation Hub Simón Bolívar International Airport (SMR) 58.6 km N
Hospital Care Luisa Santiaga Iguaran 0.9 km ESE
Railway Terminal Fundación 9.6 km S

Proximate Regional Communities (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.

Surrounding Places with Full Dossiers

Fundación 10
8.1 km S
Ciénaga 20
46.4 km N
Malambo 15
67.2 km WNW
Soledad 27
70.7 km WNW
Santa Marta 37
72.1 km N
Barranquilla 71
79.4 km WNW

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Intelligence records sourced via SimpleMaps, GeoNames, OSM, OurAirports, Open-Meteo, and USGS/GDACS · Sources · Editorial Policy