Is La Cruz safe? Costa Rica travel risk
Is La Cruz safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
La Cruz scores 52/100 on our travel risk index (Elevated). The US State Department rates Costa Rica Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 2 Apr 2026); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. CDC travel health notice: Level 2, Chikungunya in Costa Rica (30 Jul 2026). No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
La Cruz scores 52/100 (Elevated). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Costa Rica (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to La Cruz: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: crime and scams (71/100) and natural hazards (72/100).
A score of 52 is higher than the scores of 70% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Costa Rica travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Found at 11.0845° N, 85.6436° W within Guanacaste, La Cruz is situated 213.6 km SE of San José at an altitude of 241 m.
Guanacaste
11.0845° N, 85.6436° W
241 m
America/Costa_Rica
9,195
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in Costa Rica
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 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Wildfires | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — |
Most earthquake events within 100 km of La Cruz happened in November (3 of 6 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)
6 major seismic events recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.
- Largest: M6.3 on 9 Nov 2021 (97 km away) — USGS details
- Most recent: M5.5 on 26 Mar 2026 (142 km away) — USGS details
CDC Traveler Health Notices for Costa Rica
- Level 1 - Hepatitis A in Costa Rica (Level 1, 18 Sep 2026)
- Level 2 - Chikungunya in Costa Rica (Level 2, 30 Jul 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 Costa Rica travel advice & laws.
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