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Santa Lucía score: 52/100 (Elevated) Updated September 27, 2026

Is Santa Lucía safe? Cuba travel risk

Is Santa Lucía safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026

Santa Lucía 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.

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

Driven by: security (69/100) and natural hazards (52/100).

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.

Location & Spatial Data

Found at 21.0281° N, 75.9964° W within Holguín, Santa Lucía is situated 696.1 km WNW of Havana at an altitude of 26 m.

Region
Holguín
Coordinates
21.0281° N, 75.9964° W
Elevation
26 m
Time Zone
America/Havana
Population
53,408
Nearest city with evaluated safety score: Port-au-Prince (472.0 km SE).

Transit Links & Medical Facilities

Aviation Hub Frank Pais International Airport (HOG) 42.8 km SW
Police Station PNR 0.1 km S
Railway Terminal Rafael Freyre 0.7 km NNE

Proximate Regional Communities (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.

Check the official entry requirements for your nationality before you travel. See the Cuba entry requirements.

Surrounding Places with Full Dossiers

Holguín 15
31.8 km WSW
Cueto 10
42.8 km S
Mayarí 15
52.7 km SE
Puerto Padre 15
65.5 km WNW
Contramaestre 15
85.2 km SSW
Palma Soriano 10
90.5 km S

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Intelligence records sourced via SimpleMaps, GeoNames, OSM, OurAirports, Open-Meteo, and USGS/GDACS · Sources · Editorial Policy