Is Nueva Helvecia safe? Uruguay travel risk
Is Nueva Helvecia safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Nueva Helvecia scores 37/100 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.
Nueva Helvecia scores 37/100 (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 Nueva Helvecia: nearest emergency and transport facilities.
Driven by: crime and scams (61/100) and security (29/100).
A score of 37 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.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Coordinates 34.2833° S, 57.2000° W place Nueva Helvecia within Colonia at an elevation of 52 meters. Heading to Montevideo: 115.9 km SE.
Colonia
34.2833° S, 57.2000° W
52 m
America/Montevideo
10,630
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in Uruguay
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Uruguay travel advice & laws.
Check the official entry requirements for your nationality before you travel. See the Uruguay entry requirements.
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