Is El Barrio de la Soledad safe? Mexico travel risk
Is El Barrio de la Soledad safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
El Barrio de la Soledad scores 58/100 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.
El Barrio de la Soledad scores 58/100 (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 El Barrio de la Soledad: 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 58 is higher than the scores of 83% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Mexico travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
El Barrio de la Soledad belongs to Oaxaca (Mexico), centered at coordinates 16.8000° N, 95.1167° W (265 m above sea level). Distance to Mexico City is 515.6 km towards the NW.
Oaxaca
16.8000° N, 95.1167° W
265 m
America/Mexico_City
14,277
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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