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Moñitos score: 69/100 (Elevated) Updated September 27, 2026

Is Moñitos safe? Colombia travel risk

Is Moñitos safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026

Moñitos scores 69/100 on our travel risk index (Elevated). 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.

Moñitos scores 69/100 (Elevated). 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 Moñitos: 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 69 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

Positioned at 9.2503° N, 76.1325° W in Córdoba, Moñitos features an altitude of 2 m. The settlement is located 553.6 km SSE from Bogotá.

Region
Córdoba
Coordinates
9.2503° N, 76.1325° W
Elevation
2 m
Time Zone
America/Bogota
Population
29,117
Nearest city with evaluated safety score: Cartagena (145.4 km NNE).

Transit Links & Medical Facilities

Aviation Hub Coveñas Airport (CVE) 51.2 km ENE
Hospital Care ESE HOSPITAL SAN JOSÉ 22.1 km ENE

Proximate Regional Communities (Colombia)

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 — — — — — — — —
Earthquakes (M5.5+) — — — — 1 — — — — — — —

Most flood events within 100 km of Moñitos happened in April (1 of 1 in five years).

Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.

Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)

1 major seismic event recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.

  • Largest: M6.5 on 25 May 2023 (111 km away) — USGS details

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

Lorica 10
34.7 km E
Cereté 15
54.8 km SE
Montería 22
62.0 km SSE
Ciénaga de Oro 10
69.8 km SE
Sincelejo 15
81.0 km E
Sahagún 17
82.0 km ESE

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