Is Juan L. Lacaze safe? Uruguay travel risk
Is Juan L. Lacaze safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Juan L. Lacaze scores 38/100 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.
Juan L. Lacaze scores 38/100 (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 Juan L. Lacaze: 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 38 is higher than the scores of 46% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Uruguay travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Positioned at 34.4311° S, 57.4483° W in Colonia, Juan L. Lacaze features an altitude of 15 m. The settlement is located 127.1 km ESE from Montevideo.
Colonia
34.4311° S, 57.4483° W
15 m
America/Montevideo
12,816
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in Uruguay
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 | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Juan L. Lacaze happened in February, May and November (3 of 3 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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