Is San Marcos safe? Honduras travel risk
Is San Marcos safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
San Marcos scores 72/100 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.
San Marcos scores 72/100 (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 San Marcos: 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 72 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.
Territorial & Position Context
In the Ocotepeque territory, San Marcos is established at 14.4093° N, 88.9545° W. It lies 191.6 km E relative to Tegucigalpa. Time zone observed: America/Tegucigalpa.
Ocotepeque
14.4093° N, 88.9545° W
956 m
America/Tegucigalpa
19,978
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent 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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