Is Mabaruma safe? Guyana travel risk
Is Mabaruma safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Mabaruma scores 52/100 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.
Mabaruma 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 Guyana (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Mabaruma: nearest emergency and transport facilities.
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 52 is higher than the scores of 70% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Guyana travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
In the Barima-Waini territory, Mabaruma is established at 8.2000° N, 59.7833° W. It lies 237.5 km SE relative to Georgetown. Time zone observed: America/Guyana.
Barima-Waini
8.2000° N, 59.7833° W
14 m
America/Guyana
1,254
Emergency & Aviation Access
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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