Is Macará safe? Ecuador travel risk
Is Macará safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Macará scores 66/100 on our travel risk index (Elevated). The US State Department rates Ecuador Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 18 Aug 2026); the UK FCDO advises against all but essential travel to parts of the country (updated 2 Oct 2026); Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories). No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Macará scores 66/100 (Elevated). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Ecuador (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Macará: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (68/100) and crime and scams (94/100).
A score of 66 is higher than the scores of 88% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Ecuador travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Positioned at 4.3833° S, 79.9500° W in Loja, Macará features an altitude of 549 m. The settlement is located 489.7 km NNE from Quito.
Loja
4.3833° S, 79.9500° W
549 m
America/Guayaquil
12,454
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in Ecuador
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 Ecuador travel advice & laws.
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