Is Puerto Viejo safe? Costa Rica travel risk

Is Puerto Viejo safe right now? Checked 24 October 2026

Puerto Viejo 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.

Puerto Viejo 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 Puerto Viejo: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.

Driven by: crime and scams (71/100) and natural hazards (70/100).

A score of 52 is higher than 68% of the cities we score.

Consult the Costa Rica travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.