March was another relatively quiet month for travel advisories.
The U.S. State Department has released only a handful of updates during the busy spring break travel season, but those traveling internationally in the coming weeks and months will need to know the latest guidance. .
Here are the most important details of travel advisories over the past month:
Kyrgyz Republic – Level 1
As of March 8, travelers should take normal precautions in the Kyrgyz Republic, but should reconsider traveling to areas bordering Tajikistan due to the potential for violent border clashes. There is.
“Due to intermittent cross-border tensions and violent clashes, please reconsider travel to areas within approximately 20 miles of the border with Tajikistan,” the State Department warns. “Armed violence can occur with little or no warning. Travelers are at increased risk of injury or death when visiting or passing through the area.”
Altyn-Arashan valley in Kyrgyzstan. (Photo credit: Pavel Kašák/Adobe)
Ecuador – Level 2
Americans are advised to exercise increased vigilance due to civil unrest, crime and kidnappings in Ecuador following the state of emergency imposed earlier this year.
The State Department says visitors should avoid Guayaquil, especially south of Portete de Tarqui Avenue. Huaquillas and Arenillas in El Oro Department. Quevedo, Quinsaroma, and Pueblo Viejo in Los Rios. The state of Duran, the state of Guayas, the city of Esmeraldas, and the entire area north of the city of Esmeraldas in the state of Esmeraldas are targeted by the crime.
Meanwhile, those traveling to Ecuador should reconsider traveling to Guayaquil, north of Calle Portete de Tarqui. El Oro department, on the outskirts of Huaquillas and Arenillas. Los Rios province outside the cities of Quevedo, Quinsaroma, and Pueblo Viejo. The entire area south of the city of Esmeraldas in the Department of Esmeraldas, as well as the departments of Sucumbios, Manabí, Santa Elena and Santo Domingo, are targeted by the crime.
moldova – level 2
Old Orhei complex in Moldova. (Photo credit: Calin Stan/Adobe)
Authorities are urging travelers to Moldova to be more cautious this spring as the conflict between the breakaway region of Transnistria and the central government remains unresolved.
Due to an unresolved conflict with the central government and armed conflict in neighboring Ukraine, visitors should reconsider traveling to the breakaway region of Transnistria.
The State Department's March 14 update states, “Approximately 100,000 refugees are residing in Moldova as a result of Russia's war in Ukraine, but there has been no military spillover from the conflict to Moldova.” . “As of December 2023, the Moldova government has lifted the state of emergency. Chisinau Airport is operating normally, although flights to and from Belarus, Russia and Ukraine are not available.”
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