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Castaños score: 59/100 (Elevated) Updated September 27, 2026

Is Castaños safe? Mexico travel risk

Is Castaños safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026

Castaños scores 59/100 on our travel risk index (Elevated). 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). 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.

Castaños scores 59/100 (Elevated). 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 Castaños: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.

Driven by: security (60/100) and crime and scams (69/100).

A score of 59 is higher than the scores of 84% of the 241 countries we cover.

Consult the Mexico travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.

Location & Spatial Data

Charted at coordinates 26.7833° N, 101.4167° W in Coahuila, Castaños maintains a regional distance of 850.0 km SSE to Mexico City.

Region
Coahuila
Coordinates
26.7833° N, 101.4167° W
Elevation
756 m
Time Zone
America/Monterrey
Population
27,314
Nearest city with evaluated safety score: McAllen (321.5 km E).

Transit Links & Medical Facilities

Aviation Hub Monclova International Airport (LOV) 19.9 km NNW
Hospital Care General Hospital Amparo Benavides Pape 12.8 km NNW
Police Station comandancia 12.3 km N
Railway Terminal Estacion Haroldito 13.1 km N

Proximate Regional Communities (Mexico)

Natural Hazard Calendar & History

No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.

CDC Traveler Health Notices for Mexico

Source: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Public Domain).

For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Mexico travel advice & laws.

Check the official entry requirements for your nationality before you travel. See the Mexico entry requirements.

Surrounding Places with Full Dossiers

Monclova 15
14.1 km N
Frontera 10
16.2 km NNW
Sabinas 10
126.6 km N
Ciudad Sabinas Hidalgo 10
126.6 km ESE
García 15
135.8 km SE
Salinas Victoria 10
143.6 km SE

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Intelligence records sourced via SimpleMaps, GeoNames, OSM, OurAirports, Open-Meteo, and USGS/GDACS · Sources · Editorial Policy