Is Bluefields safe? Nicaragua travel risk

Is Bluefields safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026

Bluefields scores 52/100 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. No GDACS or USGS hazard events 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.

Bluefields scores 52/100 (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 Bluefields: 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 52 is higher than the scores of 70% of the 241 countries we cover.

Consult the Nicaragua travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.