Is San Ignacio safe? Peru travel risk
Is San Ignacio safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
San Ignacio scores 57/100 on our travel risk index (Elevated). The US State Department rates Peru Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 4 Sep 2026); the UK FCDO advises against all but essential travel to parts of the country (updated 9 Oct 2026); Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution (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.
San Ignacio scores 57/100 (Elevated). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Peru (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 (67/100) and crime and scams (55/100).
A score of 57 is higher than the scores of 81% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Peru travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Coordinates 5.1456° S, 79.0017° W place San Ignacio within Cajamarca at an elevation of 1271 meters. Heading to Lima: 798.6 km SSE.
Cajamarca
5.1456° S, 79.0017° W
1271 m
America/Lima
127,523
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in Peru
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 | — | — |
| Wildfires | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of San Ignacio happened in May and October (2 of 2 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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