Is Puerto Jiménez safe? Costa Rica travel risk
Is Puerto Jiménez safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Puerto Jiménez scores 50/100 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.
Puerto Jiménez scores 50/100 (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 Puerto Jiménez: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: crime and scams (71/100) and natural hazards (63/100).
A score of 50 is higher than the scores of 67% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Costa Rica travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Geographically located in Puntarenas (8.5338° N, 83.4610° W), Puerto Jiménez sits 169.7 km NNW from San José at lowland elevation.
Puntarenas
8.5338° N, 83.4610° W
Lowland
UTC
12,836
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements 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 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Most earthquake events within 100 km of Puerto Jiménez happened in July (2 of 5 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)
5 major seismic events recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.
- Largest: M5.9 on 22 Oct 2025 (117 km away) — USGS details
- Most recent: M5.5 on 18 Nov 2025 (69 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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