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La Dorada score: 71/100 (Extreme) Updated September 27, 2026

Is La Dorada safe? Colombia travel risk

Is La Dorada safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026

La Dorada 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.

La Dorada 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 La Dorada: 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.

Location & Spatial Data

Charted at coordinates 5.4538° N, 74.6647° W in Caldas, La Dorada maintains a regional distance of 105.5 km SE to Bogotá.

Region
Caldas
Coordinates
5.4538° N, 74.6647° W
Elevation
176 m
Time Zone
America/Bogota
Population
72,925
Nearest city with evaluated safety score: Bogotá (105.5 km SE).

Transit Links & Medical Facilities

Aviation Hub German Olano Air Base (PAL) 3.4 km NNE
Hospital Care IPS ESE Hospital San Félix 0.3 km SSE
Railway Terminal México 2.6 km NNW

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

Facatativá 15
78.2 km SSE
Zipaquirá 15
87.2 km ESE
Manizales 15
103.0 km WSW
Fontibón 15
103.9 km SE
Bogotá 90
105.5 km SE
Soacha 32
108.2 km SSE

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