Is Bartica safe? Guyana travel risk
Is Bartica safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Bartica scores 53/100 on our travel risk index (Elevated). The US State Department rates Guyana Level 3 (Reconsider Travel, updated 26 Aug 2026); 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.
Bartica scores 53/100 (Elevated). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Guyana (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Bartica: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (58/100) and crime and scams (73/100). Governments disagree: US Level 3, UK Level 1, Canada Level 2.
A score of 53 is higher than the scores of 72% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Guyana travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Coordinates 6.4000° N, 58.6167° W place Bartica within Cuyuni-Mazaruni at an elevation of 1 meters. Heading to Georgetown: 67.7 km NE.
Cuyuni-Mazaruni
6.4000° N, 58.6167° W
1 m
America/Guyana
8,532
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in Guyana
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 Guyana travel advice & laws.
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