Is Chuy safe? Uruguay travel risk
Is Chuy safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Chuy scores 34/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Uruguay Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 28 Jul 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.
Chuy scores 34/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Uruguay (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Chuy: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: crime and scams (61/100) and security (29/100).
A score of 34 is higher than the scores of 39% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Uruguay travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
In the Rocha territory, Chuy is established at 33.6964° S, 53.4600° W. It lies 284.1 km WSW relative to Montevideo. Time zone observed: UTC.
Rocha
33.6964° S, 53.4600° W
Lowland
UTC
9,675
Emergency & Aviation Access
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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 | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Chuy happened in August (1 of 1 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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