Is Baracoa safe? Cuba travel risk
Is Baracoa safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Baracoa scores 52/100 on our travel risk index (Elevated). The US State Department rates Cuba Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 7 May 2025); the UK FCDO advises against all but essential travel to the whole country (updated 25 Sep 2026); Canada says: avoid non-essential travel. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Baracoa 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 Cuba (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Baracoa: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (69/100) and natural hazards (54/100).
A score of 52 is higher than the scores of 70% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Cuba travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Found at 20.3444° N, 74.4956° W within Guantánamo, Baracoa is situated 869.3 km WNW of Havana at an altitude of 1 m.
Guantánamo
20.3444° N, 74.4956° W
1 m
America/Havana
78,056
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in Cuba
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Cuba travel advice & laws.
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