Is Los Almácigos safe? Dominican Republic travel risk
Is Los Almácigos safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Los Almácigos scores 52/100 on our travel risk index (Elevated). The US State Department rates Dominican Republic Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 12 Jun 2025); 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. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Los Almácigos 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 Dominican Republic (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Los Almácigos: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (44/100) and natural hazards (70/100).
A score of 52 is higher than the scores of 70% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Dominican Republic travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Los Almácigos belongs to Cibao Noroeste (Dominican Republic), centered at coordinates 19.4083° N, 71.4417° W. Distance to Santo Domingo is 193.0 km towards the ESE.
Cibao Noroeste
19.4083° N, 71.4417° W
Lowland
UTC
11,183
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in Dominican Republic
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 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Droughts | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Los Almácigos happened in May (4 of 10 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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