Is Ayutla de los Libres safe? Mexico travel risk
Is Ayutla de los Libres safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Ayutla de los Libres scores 71/100 on our travel risk index (Extreme). The US State Department rates Mexico Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 29 May 2026); the UK FCDO advises against all but essential travel to parts of the country (updated 13 Oct 2026); Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories). The US State Department rates Guerrero, where Ayutla de los Libres is, Level 4: Do Not Travel, higher than Mexico overall (Level 2). No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. CDC travel health notice: Level 1, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever in Mexico (23 Dec 2025). No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Ayutla de los Libres 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 Mexico (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Ayutla de los Libres: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (79/100) and crime and scams (79/100).
A score of 71 is higher than 91% of the cities we score.
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Geographic & Regional Coordinates
In the Guerrero territory, Ayutla de los Libres is established at 16.9000° N, 99.2167° W. It lies 281.8 km N relative to Mexico City. Time zone observed: America/Mexico_City.
Guerrero
16.9000° N, 99.2167° W
368 m
America/Mexico_City
15,370
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in Mexico
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildfires | — | — | 1 | 5 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tropical Cyclones | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Ayutla de los Libres happened in May (7 of 13 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)
3 major seismic events recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.
- Largest: M6.5 on 2 Jan 2026 (22 km away) — USGS details
- Most recent: M5.5 on 4 May 2026 (136 km away) — USGS details
CDC Traveler Health Notices for Mexico
- Level 1 - Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever in Mexico (Level 1, 23 Dec 2025)
Source: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Public Domain).
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