Is San Carlos safe? Uruguay travel risk
Is San Carlos safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
San Carlos 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.
San Carlos 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 San Carlos: 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.
Location & Spatial Data
Situated in Maldonado at 34.8000° S, 54.9167° W (elevation 28 m), San Carlos lies 116.3 km W of Montevideo. Time zone: America/Montevideo.
Maldonado
34.8000° S, 54.9167° W
28 m
America/Montevideo
27,471
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (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.
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