Is Huejuquilla el Alto safe? Mexico travel risk
Is Huejuquilla el Alto safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Huejuquilla el Alto scores 72/100 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 Jalisco, where Huejuquilla el Alto is, Level 3: Reconsider 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.
Huejuquilla el Alto 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 Mexico (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Huejuquilla el Alto: 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 72 is higher than 92% of the cities we score.
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Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Situated in Jalisco at 22.6256° N, 103.8964° W (elevation 1767 m), Huejuquilla el Alto lies 608.6 km SE of Mexico City. Time zone: America/Mexico_City.
Jalisco
22.6256° N, 103.8964° W
1767 m
America/Mexico_City
10,015
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in 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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