Is La Victoria safe? Venezuela travel risk
Is La Victoria safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
La Victoria scores 70/100 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.
La Victoria scores 70/100 (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 La Victoria: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (79/100) and natural hazards (74/100). Governments disagree: US Level 3, UK Level 2, Canada Level 4.
A score of 70 is higher than the scores of 90% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Venezuela travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Charted at coordinates 10.2278° N, 67.3336° W in Aragua, La Victoria maintains a regional distance of 54.8 km ENE to Caracas.
Aragua
10.2278° N, 67.3336° W
562 m
America/Caracas
143,468
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in Venezuela
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 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Wildfires | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of La Victoria happened in August and September (4 of 8 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)
2 major seismic events recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.
- Largest: M7.5 on 24 Jun 2026 (43 km away) — USGS details
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Venezuela travel advice & laws.
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