Peru

Level moderateupdated 3 min ago
Open alert types
Wildfire
What governments advise19 states tracked
8 nothing to report10 increased caution1 advise against non-essential travel
Mira Safe's take

A country you can visit normally, with the usual precautions.

1alerts in progress1 / 19state advises against travel8.6homicides / 100,000 inhab.96events over 12 months
HighCritical

What are the main risks in Peru?

Over the last 12 months, our sensors recorded 96 events there, including 16 severe. The most frequent: Earthquake, Wildfire, Flood.

Is there a government travel advisory for Peru?

Yes — of the 19 governments we track, 1 advises against travel and 10 urge extra caution. The detail is in the security section below.

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Peru: current alerts and safety news

The alerts open right now, all sources combined — weather, seismic, satellite, health and state advisories.

Fire detected by satellite — Curahuasi (259 hotspots)

30 hours ago · NASA FIRMS

High

Being verified

We detected the following events, but they are not yet reliable enough to qualify as alerts — they are awaiting confirmation from an official source. A report is not an established fact.

Last 90 days

  • Calm
  • Moderate / High
  • Critical
  • N/A
July 14October 11

Colour = the country level observed that day (highest of the day). N/A: before our records began.

Is it safe to travel to Peru?

Peru sits at level 4, the top of our scale. Over the last 12 months we recorded 37 events, 7 of them severe. Earthquakes dominate the file: 20 records, 6 severe. Floods come next, 12 records and one severe. A volcano, a wildfire, a storm and one travel advisory make up the rest, and one armed conflict record sits in there too. Floods, storms and fires here follow a season. Earthquakes and volcanoes follow none, so a heavy month is chance, not a cycle. Recorded homicides run at 8.6 per 100k people, against a world median of 2.1. That number counts homicides only and says nothing about theft or scams.

What it changes for a nomad

For a stay of several weeks, the ground is what you plan around. Most of what we log is seismic, and nothing tells you when. Choose a place you trust structurally and ask what it is built of before you sign for a month. Rain is the other constant: floods and storms mainly take out roads and bus routes, so an overland trip booked in the wet season is the first thing that falls through. Fires belong to the dry months. Two alerts are live as you read this, which an ordinary month does not carry, so look at the map before committing to a long route. At the level we give the country, treat every plan as provisional and read the map again before each move.

Written with the help of AI from Mira Safe's sourced data on August 23, 2026 · does not replace local guidance How this analysis is produced →

1 earlier analysis

  1. August 21, 2026

    Over the last 12 months, Peru has experienced a mix of natural hazards. Earthquakes are frequent, with 20 recorded events, and 6 of them are severe. Floods happen regularly, with 12 events and 1 severe incident. Volcano activity is rare but possible, with 1 event. Wildfires and thunderstorms also occur, each with 1 event. The busiest months for hazards are August, July, and February, while January, April, and May tend to be quieter. The country has a homicide rate of 8.6 per 100,000, which is above the world median of 2.1. No armed conflict or official travel advisories are in place currently. Recent major events include an earthquake and a flood, but no recent severe events have been recorded.

To watch right now

  • Two alerts are live right now, which an ordinary month does not carry; check the map before you fix a route.
  • The recent record holds a severe earthquake and a flood just under it, so where they landed expect aftershocks, patched roads and services under strain.

To watch as a rule

  • Earthquakes: 20 in the last 12 months, 6 of them severe, with no season and no warning.
  • Floods and thunderstorms in the rains, hitting roads and transport first.
  • Wildfires in the dry months, one recorded over the last 12 months.
  • One volcano record: little logged, but the stakes are high when one wakes.

Good reflexes

  • Keep a power bank charged and your phone's emergency alerts switched on.
  • Ask your host what the building is made of and where the water and gas shut-offs are.
  • Keep drinking water and a copy of your documents somewhere you can pick up in one move.
  • Before an overland trip in the rains, ask the bus company whether the road is open.
  • Prefer bookings you can cancel when you travel in the wet months.

Peru: travel advisories and areas to avoid

What the 19 tracked governments officially advise for this country — converging or not. The everyday reference.

  • Advised against by 4+ states
  • Advised against by 1 state
  • Advised against unless essential
  • Cities excluded from the zone

Peru: quality of life and safety in figures

Everyday living conditions, on the few indicators published for every country in the world. Background for a stay — not what is happening today.

Favourable vs the world median

  • Road deaths: 13.6 per 100,000 people (median 15.2)
  • Life expectancy at birth: 77.9 years (median 74.7)
  • New displacements, conflict: 0 per 1,000 people (median 0.48)

Watch out vs the world median

  • Homicides: 8.6 per 100,000 people (median 2.3)
  • Air quality (PM2.5): 31.1 µg/m³ (median 17.3)
  • Safely managed drinking water: 49.4 % of the population (median 80.5)
  • Hospital beds: 1.6 per 1,000 people (median 2.4)
  • New displacements, disasters: 5.4 per 1,000 people (median 0.73)
Air quality (PM2.5)
31.1µg/m³ · 2023

Above the world median (17.3) · lower is better

WHO guideline: 5 µg/m³

Safely managed drinking water
49.4% of the population · 2024

Below the world median (80.5) · higher is better

Road deaths
13.6per 100,000 people · 2019

Below the world median (15.2) · lower is better

Physicians
1.7per 1,000 people · 2023

Close to the world median (1.7) · higher is better

Hospital beds
1.6per 1,000 people · 2023

Below the world median (2.4) · higher is better

Life expectancy at birth
77.9years · 2024

Above the world median (74.7) · higher is better

New displacements, conflict
0per 1,000 people · 2019

Below the world median (0.48) · lower is better

35 people in total

New displacements, disasters
5.4per 1,000 people · 2023

Above the world median (0.73) · lower is better

188,000 people in total

Refugees hosted
0.2per 1,000 people · 2025

6,788 people in total

556,770 asylum seekers

People living in internal displacement
0people · 2025

Security and violence

Structural risk (INFORM) · 2026

4.9/10 — medium

Composite index by the JRC (European Commission): hazards & exposure, vulnerability, coping capacity. Structural background — not today's alerts.

8.6homicides per 100,000 people (2021)

Above the world median (2.3).

Source: UNODC, via the World Bank (CC BY 4.0)

2documented deaths from organized armed violence, last 12 months

Source: UCDP (Uppsala University), CC BY 4.0 — academic records published 1–3 months later, through 2026-02. Not a live indicator.

Homicides are the only crime figure that exists worldwide under an open licence. It says nothing about theft or scams — no reliable worldwide data exists for those; official state advisories are the honest day-to-day reference.

National figures, published once a year and often a few years behind: an order of magnitude for daily life, never the situation right now. Sources: World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · UNHCR

Peru: natural disasters and risks in figures

Last 30 days · 36 events

Eventsof which severe
  • Earthquake21
  • Wildfire122 2 severe
  • Armed attack22 2 severe
  • Storm11 1 severe

Last 12 months · 96 events

Eventsof which severe
  • Earthquake557 7 severe
  • Wildfire162 2 severe
  • Flood141 1 severe
  • Armed attack44 4 severe
  • Storm21 1 severe
  • Civil unrest2
  • Volcano11 1 severe
  • Armed conflict1

+ 1 more type · 1 event

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