Is Cuetzala del Progreso safe? Mexico travel risk
Is Cuetzala del Progreso safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Cuetzala del Progreso scores 73/100 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 Cuetzala del Progreso is, Level 4: Do Not Travel, higher than Mexico overall (Level 2). GDACS lists 1 minor (green) event 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.
Cuetzala del Progreso scores 73/100 (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 Cuetzala del Progreso: 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 73 is higher than 92% of the cities we score.
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Location & Spatial Data
Coordinates 18.2833° N, 99.8333° W place Cuetzala del Progreso within Guerrero at an elevation of 1126 meters. Heading to Mexico City: 147.5 km NNE.
Guerrero
18.2833° N, 99.8333° W
1126 m
America/Mexico_City
9,166
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
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
- 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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