Is La Palma safe? Panama travel risk
Is La Palma safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
La Palma scores 49/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Panama Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 19 Aug 2026); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions (with regional advisories). No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
La Palma scores 49/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Panama (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to La Palma: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (50/100) and crime and scams (62/100).
A score of 49 is higher than the scores of 65% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Panama travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
La Palma belongs to Darién (Panama), centered at coordinates 8.3982° N, 78.1402° W (4 m above sea level). Distance to Panama City is 166.0 km towards the WNW.
Darién
8.3982° N, 78.1402° W
4 m
America/Panama
4,205
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in Panama
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Panama travel advice & laws.
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