Is San Vito safe? Costa Rica travel risk
Is San Vito safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
San Vito scores 51/100 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.
San Vito scores 51/100 (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 San Vito: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: crime and scams (71/100) and natural hazards (68/100).
A score of 51 is higher than the scores of 69% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Costa Rica travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Found at 8.8400° N, 82.9784° W within Puntarenas, San Vito is situated 171.4 km NW of San José at an altitude of 994 m.
Puntarenas
8.8400° N, 82.9784° W
994 m
America/Costa_Rica
14,834
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (Costa Rica)
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
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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