Is El Retorno safe? Colombia travel risk
Is El Retorno safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
El Retorno 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.
El Retorno 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 El Retorno: 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.
Location & Spatial Data
Situated in Guaviare at 2.3306° N, 72.6278° W (elevation 205 m), El Retorno lies 309.5 km NNW of Bogotá. Time zone: America/Bogota.
Guaviare
2.3306° N, 72.6278° W
205 m
America/Bogota
24,562
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
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
- Level 2 - Yellow Fever in Colombia (Level 2, 18 Sep 2026)
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.
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