Is La Esperanza safe? Colombia travel risk
Is La Esperanza safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
La Esperanza scores 72/100 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). The US State Department rates Norte de Santander, where La Esperanza is, Level 4: Do Not Travel, higher than Colombia overall (Level 3). 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 Esperanza scores 72/100 (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 Esperanza: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (84/100) and crime and scams (79/100).
A score of 72 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.
Local Geographic Profile
Situated in Norte de Santander at 7.6392° N, 73.3358° W (elevation 171 m), La Esperanza lies 335.6 km SSW of Bogotá. Time zone: America/Bogota.
Norte de Santander
7.6392° N, 73.3358° W
171 m
America/Bogota
11,040
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in Colombia
Climate by Month
Hottest: February (30 °C avg high); Wettest: October (518 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 29° | 30° | 30° | 29° | 29° | 29° | 29° | 30° | 29° | 28° | 28° | 28° |
| Low °C | 22° | 22° | 23° | 23° | 23° | 23° | 23° | 23° | 23° | 22° | 22° | 21° |
| Rain mm | 107 | 124 | 265 | 481 | 501 | 449 | 311 | 357 | 446 | 518 | 503 | 237 |
Normals: Sabana de Torres (32.2 km away).
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Most flood events within 100 km of La Esperanza happened in October (2 of 5 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)
2 major seismic events recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.
- Largest: M5.5 on 10 Dec 2025 (102 km away) — USGS details
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.
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