Is Achuapa safe? Nicaragua travel risk
Is Achuapa safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Achuapa scores 58/100 on our travel risk index (Elevated). The US State Department rates Nicaragua Level 3 (Reconsider Travel, updated 14 May 2026); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution. GDACS lists 1 minor (green) event within 100 km in the last 14 days. CDC travel health notice: Level 2, Chikungunya in Nicaragua (3 Sep 2026). No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Achuapa 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 Nicaragua (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Achuapa: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (58/100) and crime and scams (61/100). Governments disagree: US Level 3, UK Level 1, Canada Level 2.
A score of 58 is higher than the scores of 83% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Nicaragua travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
In the León territory, Achuapa is established at 13.0500° N, 86.5833° W. It lies 107.8 km SSE relative to Managua. Time zone observed: America/Managua.
León
13.0500° N, 86.5833° W
319 m
America/Managua
13,797
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (Nicaragua)
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Wildfires | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Most earthquake events within 100 km of Achuapa happened in March (2 of 4 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)
4 major seismic events recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.
- Largest: M6.1 on 6 Jan 2022 (138 km away) — USGS details
- Most recent: M5.5 on 26 Mar 2026 (103 km away) — USGS details
CDC Traveler Health Notices for Nicaragua
- Level 2 - Chikungunya in Nicaragua (Level 2, 3 Sep 2026)
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 Nicaragua travel advice & laws.
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