Is San José del Guaviare safe? Colombia travel risk
Is San José del Guaviare safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
San José del Guaviare 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.
San José del Guaviare 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 San José del Guaviare: 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 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.
Local Geographic Profile
Positioned at 2.5667° N, 72.6333° W in Guaviare, San José del Guaviare features an altitude of 302 m. The settlement is located 287.0 km NW from Bogotá.
Guaviare
2.5667° N, 72.6333° W
302 m
America/Bogota
68,878
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildfires | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Droughts | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of San José del Guaviare happened in February (5 of 6 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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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