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Nanchital de Lázaro Cárdenas del Río score: 60/100 (Elevated) Updated September 27, 2026

Is Nanchital de Lázaro Cárdenas del Río safe? Mexico travel risk

Is Nanchital de Lázaro Cárdenas del Río safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026

Nanchital de Lázaro Cárdenas del Río scores 60/100 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.

Nanchital de Lázaro Cárdenas del Río scores 60/100 (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 Nanchital de Lázaro Cárdenas del Río: 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 60 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.

Territorial & Position Context

Found at 18.0667° N, 94.4167° W within Veracruz, Nanchital de Lázaro Cárdenas del Río is situated 519.3 km WNW of Mexico City at an altitude of 16 m.

Region
Veracruz
Coordinates
18.0667° N, 94.4167° W
Elevation
16 m
Time Zone
America/Mexico_City
Population
30,039
Nearest city with evaluated safety score: Ciudad del Carmen (279.8 km ENE).

Critical Services & Regional Transit

Aviation Hub Minatitlán/Coatzacoalcos International Airport (MTT) 17.8 km WNW
Hospital Care Hospital General Pemex Nanchital 1.2 km SE
Police Station Policía Intermunicipal Coatzacoalcos 7.9 km NNW
Railway Terminal Estación Coatzacoalcos 7.1 km NNW

Adjacent Localities 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

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.

Regional Centers with Threat Ratings

Coatzacoalcos 15
8.5 km NNW
Minatitlán 15
16.9 km SW
Jáltipan de Morelos 10
33.3 km WSW
Soteapan 10
51.0 km WNW
Acayucan 10
54.0 km WSW
Catemaco 10
83.5 km WNW

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