Is San Ignacio safe? Paraguay travel risk
Is San Ignacio safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
San Ignacio 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.
San Ignacio 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 San Ignacio: 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.
Location & Spatial Data
In the Misiones territory, San Ignacio is established at 26.8876° S, 57.0230° W. It lies 187.7 km NNW relative to Asunción. Time zone observed: UTC.
Misiones
26.8876° S, 57.0230° W
Lowland
UTC
50,468
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (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 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Wildfires | 1 | 8 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of San Ignacio happened in February (8 of 12 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Paraguay travel advice & laws.
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