Is Pilar safe? Paraguay travel risk
Is Pilar safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Pilar scores 43/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Paraguay Level 1 (Exercise Normal Precautions, updated 19 Aug 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. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Pilar scores 43/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Paraguay (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Pilar: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (50/100) and crime and scams (50/100).
A score of 43 is higher than the scores of 56% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Paraguay travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Positioned at 26.8695° S, 58.3000° W in Ñeembucú, Pilar features an altitude of 60 m. The settlement is located 187.0 km NNE from Asunción.
Ñeembucú
26.8695° S, 58.3000° W
60 m
America/Asuncion
32,810
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in Paraguay
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 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wildfires | 1 | 9 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Pilar happened in February (9 of 13 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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