Is San Luis de la Paz safe? Mexico travel risk
Is San Luis de la Paz safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
San Luis de la Paz scores 69/100 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). The US State Department rates Guanajuato, where San Luis de la Paz 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.
San Luis de la Paz scores 69/100 (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 San Luis de la Paz: 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 69 is higher than the scores of 90% of the 241 countries we cover.
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Territorial & Position Context
San Luis de la Paz belongs to Guanajuato (Mexico), centered at coordinates 21.3000° N, 100.5167° W (2022 m above sea level). Distance to Mexico City is 252.8 km towards the SE.
Guanajuato
21.3000° N, 100.5167° W
2022 m
America/Mexico_City
51,894
Critical Services & Regional Transit
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
- 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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