Is Puerto Francisco de Orellana safe? Ecuador travel risk
Is Puerto Francisco de Orellana safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Puerto Francisco de Orellana scores 67/100 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.
Puerto Francisco de Orellana scores 67/100 (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 Puerto Francisco de Orellana: 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 67 is higher than the scores of 89% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Ecuador travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
In the Orellana territory, Puerto Francisco de Orellana is established at 0.4625° S, 76.9842° W. It lies 172.1 km W relative to Quito. Time zone observed: America/Guayaquil.
Orellana
0.4625° S, 76.9842° W
300 m
America/Guayaquil
51,281
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in Ecuador
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Puerto Francisco de Orellana happened in June (1 of 1 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)
1 major seismic event recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.
- Largest: M5.5 on 31 Jan 2025 (131 km away) — USGS details
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