CARACAS, Venezuela, July 7 (World Daily Times) — The State Department updated its travel advisory for Venezuela on June 27, keeping the country at Level 3, or “Reconsider Travel,” and adding recent earthquakes to its warning for U.S. citizens.
The advisory says violent crime occurs in Venezuela, including homicide, armed robbery and kidnapping. It also says irregular armed groups can carry out violence without warning and that there are no reliable crime statistics.
Several border and regional areas remain under the stricter Level 4, or “Do Not Travel,” advisory, the State Department said. Those areas include the Venezuela-Colombia border region, Amazonas state, Apure state, Aragua state outside Maracay, Guárico state, Táchira state and rural areas of Bolívar state.
The department says Level 4 is its highest warning level and signals a greater likelihood of life-threatening risks, with very limited ability for the U.S. government to help in an emergency.
The State Department’s travel guidance uses four risk levels and considers factors including crime, civil unrest, terrorism, health, kidnapping and natural disaster. For Venezuela, the advisory also points U.S. citizens to emergency services available through the U.S. Embassy in Caracas.
