Is La Esperanza safe? Honduras travel risk
Is La Esperanza safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
La Esperanza scores 71/100 on our travel risk index (Extreme). The US State Department rates Honduras Level 3 (Reconsider Travel, updated 25 Aug 2026); the UK has no advice against travel; 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.
La Esperanza scores 71/100 (Extreme). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Honduras (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to La Esperanza: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (75/100) and crime and scams (85/100). Governments disagree: US Level 3, UK Level 1, Canada Level 2.
A score of 71 is higher than the scores of 91% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Honduras travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Geographically located in Intibucá (14.3081° N, 88.1768° W), La Esperanza sits 107.2 km E from Tegucigalpa at 1671 m elevation.
Intibucá
14.3081° N, 88.1768° W
1671 m
America/Tegucigalpa
11,631
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in Honduras
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 Honduras travel advice & laws.
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