Is Salto del Guairá safe? Paraguay travel risk
Is Salto del Guairá safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Salto del Guairá scores 41/100 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.
Salto del Guairá scores 41/100 (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 Salto del Guairá: 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 41 is higher than the scores of 53% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Paraguay travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Salto del Guairá belongs to Canindeyú (Paraguay), centered at coordinates 24.0625° S, 54.3069° W (247 m above sea level). Distance to Asunción is 363.9 km towards the WSW.
Canindeyú
24.0625° S, 54.3069° W
247 m
America/Asuncion
37,600
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildfires | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Droughts | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Salto del Guairá happened in August (1 of 1 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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