Is Calabozo safe? Venezuela travel risk
Is Calabozo safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Calabozo scores 71/100 on our travel risk index (Extreme). The US State Department rates Venezuela Level 3 (Reconsider Travel, updated 27 Jun 2026); the UK FCDO advises against all travel to parts of the country (updated 14 Oct 2026); Canada says: avoid all travel. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Calabozo scores 71/100 (Extreme). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Venezuela (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Calabozo: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (79/100) and natural hazards (76/100). Governments disagree: US Level 3, UK Level 2, Canada Level 4.
A score of 71 is higher than the scores of 91% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Venezuela travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
In the Guárico territory, Calabozo is established at 8.9333° N, 67.4333° W. It lies 181.6 km NNE relative to Caracas. Time zone observed: America/Caracas.
Guárico
8.9333° N, 67.4333° W
103 m
America/Caracas
168,605
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 | — | — | — | — |
| Wildfires | 4 | 16 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Calabozo happened in February (16 of 28 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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