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Carmen de Apicalá score: 71/100 (Extreme) Updated September 27, 2026

Is Carmen de Apicalá safe? Colombia travel risk

Is Carmen de Apicalá safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026

Carmen de Apicalá scores 71/100 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.

Carmen de Apicalá scores 71/100 (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 Carmen de Apicalá: 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 71 is higher than the scores of 91% of the 241 countries we cover.

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

Geographic & Regional Coordinates

Charted at coordinates 4.1500° N, 74.7333° W in Tolima, Carmen de Apicalá maintains a regional distance of 96.3 km NE to Bogotá.

Region
Tolima
Coordinates
4.1500° N, 74.7333° W
Elevation
315 m
Time Zone
America/Bogota
Population
8,880
Nearest city with evaluated safety score: Bogotá (96.3 km NE).

Emergency & Aviation Access

Aviation Hub Santiago Vila Airport (GIR) 15.7 km NNW
Hospital Care Hospital 1.2 km E
Railway Terminal Estación de Tren y Tranvia Golondrinas 9.1 km NE

Nearby Towns & Settlements 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.

Evaluated Destinations in this Region

Girardot 15
18.8 km NNW
Fusagasugá 15
46.6 km ENE
Ibagué 37
63.8 km WNW
Usme 22
72.4 km ENE
Soacha 32
74.7 km NE
Mosquera 15
83.2 km NE

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Data compiled from SimpleMaps, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports, Open-Meteo, GDACS, and USGS · Sources · Editorial Policy