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  "version": "v1",
  "generatedAt": "2026-02-12T01:54:07.945Z",
  "count": 73,
  "advisoryLevel": 4,
  "advisoryLevelLabel": "Level 4: Do Not Travel",
  "data": [
    {
      "destination": "Afar-Tigray Border Area (Ethiopia)",
      "region": "Africa",
      "advice": "Do not travel",
      "updated": "Recent",
      "advisoryLevel": 4,
      "advisoryLevelLabel": "Level 4: Do Not Travel"
    },
    {
      "destination": "Afghanistan",
      "region": "Asia",
      "advice": "Do not travel",
      "updated": "Feb 2026",
      "reason": "Terrorism, kidnapping, wrongful detention, civil unrest, armed conflict, and no consular access.",
      "advisoryLevel": 4,
      "advisoryLevelLabel": "Level 4: Do Not Travel"
    },
    {
      "destination": "Algeria - Sahara Desert Areas and Tunisia/Libya Borders",
      "region": "Africa",
      "advice": "Do not travel",
      "updated": "Jan 2026 (U.S.); Jan 2026 (Aus)",
      "reason": "Terrorism, kidnapping, armed-group activity, and limited state control in remote desert and border areas.",
      "travelerNotes": "Avoid all travel south of 30N and near Tunisia/Libya border corridors.",
      "zoneId": "algeria_sahara_borders",
      "isRegionalMarker": true,
      "advisoryLevel": 4,
      "advisoryLevelLabel": "Level 4: Do Not Travel"
    },
    {
      "destination": "Amhara Region (Ethiopia)",
      "region": "Africa",
      "advice": "Do not travel",
      "updated": "Recent",
      "advisoryLevel": 4,
      "advisoryLevelLabel": "Level 4: Do Not Travel"
    },
    {
      "destination": "Arauca, Cauca (excl. Popayan), Norte de Santander (Colombia)",
      "region": "Americas",
      "advice": "Do not travel",
      "updated": "Feb 2026",
      "reason": "Terrorism, crime, kidnapping, and active armed-group presence.",
      "travelerNotes": "Avoid entirely; violence risk is high.",
      "zoneId": "colombia_arauca_cauca_norte",
      "advisoryLevel": 4,
      "advisoryLevelLabel": "Level 4: Do Not Travel"
    },
    {
      "destination": "Belarus",
      "region": "Europe",
      "advice": "Do not travel",
      "updated": "Feb 2026",
      "reason": "Wrongful detention and arbitrary enforcement concerns, political repression, and limited reliable consular support.",
      "advisoryLevel": 4,
      "advisoryLevelLabel": "Level 4: Do Not Travel"
    },
    {
      "destination": "Benin - Northern Border Regions (Burkina Faso/Niger)",
      "region": "Africa",
      "advice": "Do not travel",
      "updated": "Dec 2025 (U.S.); Dec 2025 (Aus)",
      "reason": "Terrorism and kidnapping risks linked to extremist spillover from border zones.",
      "travelerNotes": "Avoid all travel in the northern border belt.",
      "zoneId": "benin_north_border",
      "isRegionalMarker": true,
      "advisoryLevel": 4,
      "advisoryLevelLabel": "Level 4: Do Not Travel"
    },
    {
      "destination": "Benishangul Gumuz Region (Ethiopia)",
      "region": "Africa",
      "advice": "Do not travel",
      "updated": "Recent",
      "advisoryLevel": 4,
      "advisoryLevelLabel": "Level 4: Do Not Travel"
    },
    {
      "destination": "Bolivia - Chapare Region (Cochabamba Dept)",
      "region": "Americas",
      "advice": "Do not travel",
      "updated": "Feb 2026",
      "reason": "Civil unrest, roadblocks, violence, and cocaine-area activity with limited police response.",
      "travelerNotes": "Avoid entirely; high protest and violence risk.",
      "zoneId": "bolivia_chapare",
      "advisoryLevel": 4,
      "advisoryLevelLabel": "Level 4: Do Not Travel"
    },
    {
      "destination": "Borders of Cameroon, CAR, Libya, Niger, Nigeria, Sudan",
      "region": "Africa",
      "advice": "Do not travel",
      "updated": "Recent",
      "advisoryLevel": 4,
      "advisoryLevelLabel": "Level 4: Do Not Travel"
    },
    {
      "destination": "Brazil - Amazonas State (Western River Areas)",
      "region": "Americas",
      "advice": "Do not travel",
      "updated": "Feb 2026",
      "reason": "Crime, kidnapping, piracy, and remote-jungle exposure with very limited services.",
      "travelerNotes": "Avoid entirely; remote-river risk is high.",
      "zoneId": "brazil_amazonas_west",
      "advisoryLevel": 4,
      "advisoryLevelLabel": "Level 4: Do Not Travel"
    },
    {
      "destination": "British Indian Ocean Territory",
      "region": "Regional",
      "advice": "Do not travel",
      "updated": "Ongoing",
      "reason": "Civilian access is heavily restricted due to military-control status and permit limits.",
      "travelerNotes": "Coverage notes: Restricted zone with no standard tourism access.",
      "advisoryLevel": 4,
      "advisoryLevelLabel": "Level 4: Do Not Travel"
    },
    {
      "destination": "Burkina Faso",
      "region": "Africa",
      "advice": "Do not travel",
      "updated": "Jan 2026 (U.S.); Jan 2026 (Aus)",
      "reason": "Terrorism, kidnapping, violent crime, and severe instability with limited consular support.",
      "travelerNotes": "Avoid entirely.",
      "isRegionalMarker": true,
      "advisoryLevel": 4,
      "advisoryLevelLabel": "Level 4: Do Not Travel"
    },
    {
      "destination": "Cameroon - North/Far North/Northwest/Southwest and Parts of East/Adamawa",
      "region": "Africa",
      "advice": "Do not travel",
      "updated": "Jan 2026 (U.S.); Jan 2026 (Aus)",
      "reason": "Terrorism, kidnapping, insurgent violence, and armed conflict in multiple high-risk regions.",
      "travelerNotes": "Avoid all travel in these conflict-affected areas.",
      "zoneId": "cameroon_high_risk",
      "isRegionalMarker": true,
      "advisoryLevel": 4,
      "advisoryLevelLabel": "Level 4: Do Not Travel"
    },
    {
      "destination": "Cameroon – North, Far North, Northwest, Southwest, parts of East & Adamawa",
      "region": "Africa",
      "advice": "Do not travel",
      "updated": "Recent",
      "advisoryLevel": 4,
      "advisoryLevelLabel": "Level 4: Do Not Travel"
    },
    {
      "destination": "Central African Republic",
      "region": "Africa",
      "advice": "Do not travel",
      "updated": "Jan 2026 (U.S.); Jan 2026 (Aus)",
      "reason": "Armed violence, kidnapping, and extreme instability with very limited assistance.",
      "travelerNotes": "Avoid entirely.",
      "isRegionalMarker": true,
      "advisoryLevel": 4,
      "advisoryLevelLabel": "Level 4: Do Not Travel"
    },
    {
      "destination": "Chad - Lake Chad Region and Border Areas",
      "region": "Africa",
      "advice": "Do not travel",
      "updated": "Nov 2025 (U.S.); Nov 2025 (Aus)",
      "reason": "Terrorism, kidnapping, mine hazards, and severe insecurity in border corridors.",
      "travelerNotes": "Avoid Lake Chad and border zones.",
      "zoneId": "chad_lake_borders",
      "isRegionalMarker": true,
      "advisoryLevel": 4,
      "advisoryLevelLabel": "Level 4: Do Not Travel"
    },
    {
      "destination": "Colima (Mexico)",
      "region": "Americas",
      "advice": "Do not travel",
      "updated": "Feb 2026",
      "reason": "Very high terrorism, crime, and kidnapping risk.",
      "travelerNotes": "Avoid entirely; cartel violence is pervasive.",
      "highwayNotes": null,
      "isMexicoState": true,
      "advisoryLevel": 4,
      "advisoryLevelLabel": "Level 4: Do Not Travel"
    },
    {
      "destination": "Colombia-Venezuela Border Region",
      "region": "Americas",
      "advice": "Do not travel",
      "updated": "Feb 2026",
      "reason": "Crime, kidnapping, armed conflict, and detention risk near border crossings.",
      "travelerNotes": "No land crossings; border dangers are severe.",
      "zoneId": "colombia_venezuela_border",
      "advisoryLevel": 4,
      "advisoryLevelLabel": "Level 4: Do Not Travel"
    },
    {
      "destination": "Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) - Northern Border Region",
      "region": "Africa",
      "advice": "Do not travel",
      "updated": "Jan 2026 (U.S.); Jan 2026 (Aus)",
      "reason": "Terrorism and cross-border criminal/armed-group spillover from Sahel corridors.",
      "travelerNotes": "Avoid northern border zones.",
      "zoneId": "civ_northern_border",
      "isRegionalMarker": true,
      "advisoryLevel": 4,
      "advisoryLevelLabel": "Level 4: Do Not Travel"
    },
    {
      "destination": "Darien Gap (Panama-Colombia Border Jungle)",
      "region": "Americas",
      "advice": "Do not travel",
      "updated": "10 Feb 2026",
      "reason": "Extreme violent-crime and trafficking exposure, armed-group activity, and almost no reliable emergency response in dense roadless jungle.",
      "travelerNotes": "Do not attempt overland crossing. Use air or sea routes between Colombia and Panama; avoid all travel south of Meteti/Yaviza corridors.",
      "isCustomRiskZone": true,
      "isRegionalMarker": true,
      "advisoryLevel": 4,
      "advisoryLevelLabel": "Level 4: Do Not Travel"
    },
    {
      "destination": "Democratic Republic of the Congo - North Kivu, South Kivu, Ituri Provinces",
      "region": "Africa",
      "advice": "Do not travel",
      "updated": "Jan 2026 (U.S.); Jan 2026 (Aus)",
      "reason": "Armed violence, kidnapping, serious crime, and major public-health/security disruptions.",
      "travelerNotes": "Avoid all travel in eastern conflict provinces.",
      "zoneId": "drc_kivu_ituri",
      "isRegionalMarker": true,
      "advisoryLevel": 4,
      "advisoryLevelLabel": "Level 4: Do Not Travel"
    },
    {
      "destination": "Ecuador-Colombia Border (within 20km)",
      "region": "Americas",
      "advice": "Do not travel",
      "updated": "Feb 2026",
      "reason": "Kidnapping, terrorism, and violent crime concentration near the border.",
      "travelerNotes": "Avoid border zones entirely.",
      "zoneId": "ecuador_colombia_border",
      "advisoryLevel": 4,
      "advisoryLevelLabel": "Level 4: Do Not Travel"
    },
    {
      "destination": "Egypt - Western Desert and Sinai Peninsula (except Sharm el-Sheikh)",
      "region": "Africa",
      "advice": "Do not travel",
      "updated": "Jan 2026 (U.S.); Jan 2026 (Aus)",
      "reason": "Terrorism, kidnapping risk, and armed-group activity in desert and Sinai zones.",
      "travelerNotes": "Avoid these regions entirely.",
      "zoneId": "egypt_western_desert_sinai",
      "isRegionalMarker": true,
      "advisoryLevel": 4,
      "advisoryLevelLabel": "Level 4: Do Not Travel"
    },
    {
      "destination": "Ethiopia - Border Areas and Specified Conflict Regions",
      "region": "Africa",
      "advice": "Do not travel",
      "updated": "Jan 2026 (U.S.); Jan 2026 (Aus)",
      "reason": "Armed conflict, terrorism, kidnapping, and serious unrest in multiple border and internal hotspots.",
      "travelerNotes": "Avoid affected border belts and listed conflict areas.",
      "zoneId": "ethiopia_conflict_areas",
      "isRegionalMarker": true,
      "advisoryLevel": 4,
      "advisoryLevelLabel": "Level 4: Do Not Travel"
    },
    {
      "destination": "Ethiopia – Border Areas with Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, South Sudan",
      "region": "Africa",
      "advice": "Do not travel",
      "updated": "Recent",
      "advisoryLevel": 4,
      "advisoryLevelLabel": "Level 4: Do Not Travel"
    },
    {
      "destination": "Ethiopia – Oromia Region (specific areas)",
      "region": "Africa",
      "advice": "Do not travel",
      "updated": "Recent",
      "advisoryLevel": 4,
      "advisoryLevelLabel": "Level 4: Do Not Travel"
    },
    {
      "destination": "Ethiopia – SNNP Region (specific areas)",
      "region": "Africa",
      "advice": "Do not travel",
      "updated": "Recent",
      "advisoryLevel": 4,
      "advisoryLevelLabel": "Level 4: Do Not Travel"
    },
    {
      "destination": "Far North Region (Cameroon)",
      "region": "Africa",
      "advice": "Do not travel",
      "updated": "Recent",
      "advisoryLevel": 4,
      "advisoryLevelLabel": "Level 4: Do Not Travel"
    },
    {
      "destination": "Federal Highway 101 (Matamoros-San Luis Potosi)",
      "region": "Americas",
      "advice": "Do not travel",
      "updated": "Recent",
      "reason": "Known for kidnappings, disappearances, cartel ambushes, extortion and violent roadblocks. Avoid entirely where possible; if unavoidable, do not travel at night and do not stop in remote sections. General highway note: toll roads are usually safer than free roads, but no route is risk-free. Avoid night driving, remote pull-offs, and suspicious checkpoints. Do Not Travel (entire state in key sections)",
      "isMexicoHighway": true,
      "advisoryLevel": 4,
      "advisoryLevelLabel": "Level 4: Do Not Travel"
    },
    {
      "destination": "Federal Highway 40 (Monterrey-Reynosa)",
      "region": "Americas",
      "advice": "Do not travel",
      "updated": "Recent",
      "reason": "Disappearances, extortion, cartel roadblocks/checkpoints and violent incidents. Strongly avoid; if unavoidable, travel only in daylight and never solo. General highway note: toll roads are usually safer than free roads, but no route is risk-free. Avoid night driving, remote pull-offs, and suspicious checkpoints. Level 4 exposure in border-linked sections",
      "isMexicoHighway": true,
      "advisoryLevel": 4,
      "advisoryLevelLabel": "Level 4: Do Not Travel"
    },
    {
      "destination": "Federal Highway 95D (Autopista del Sol, Mexico City-Acapulco)",
      "region": "Americas",
      "advice": "Do not travel",
      "updated": "Recent",
      "reason": "High fatality crash history plus robbery, kidnapping and organized-crime violence exposure in segments. Avoid non-essential travel on Guerrero-linked segments; use alternatives when possible. General highway note: toll roads are usually safer than free roads, but no route is risk-free. Avoid night driving, remote pull-offs, and suspicious checkpoints. Do Not Travel in Guerrero sections",
      "isMexicoHighway": true,
      "advisoryLevel": 4,
      "advisoryLevelLabel": "Level 4: Do Not Travel"
    },
    {
      "destination": "Guatemala – Huehuetenango Department",
      "region": "Americas",
      "advice": "Do not travel",
      "updated": "Recent",
      "advisoryLevel": 4,
      "advisoryLevelLabel": "Level 4: Do Not Travel"
    },
    {
      "destination": "Guatemala – San Marcos Department",
      "region": "Americas",
      "advice": "Do not travel",
      "updated": "Recent",
      "advisoryLevel": 4,
      "advisoryLevelLabel": "Level 4: Do Not Travel"
    },
    {
      "destination": "Guatemala – Zone 18 (Guatemala City) & Villa Nueva",
      "region": "Americas",
      "advice": "Do not travel",
      "updated": "Recent",
      "advisoryLevel": 4,
      "advisoryLevelLabel": "Level 4: Do Not Travel"
    },
    {
      "destination": "Guerrero (Mexico)",
      "region": "Americas",
      "advice": "Do not travel",
      "updated": "Feb 2026",
      "reason": "Extreme crime and kidnapping risk with entrenched cartel strongholds.",
      "travelerNotes": "Avoid entirely; high risk can extend into tourist areas such as Acapulco.",
      "highwayNotes": "Federal Highway 95D (Autopista del Sol, Mexico City-Acapulco): High fatality crash history plus robbery, kidnapping and organized-crime violence exposure in segments. Avoid non-essential travel on Guerrero-linked segments; use alternatives when possible. Federal Highway 15D (Michoacan/Guerrero/Sinaloa sections): Cartel violence, roadblocks and kidnapping risk in designated high-threat zones. Route risk varies by segment; avoid restricted zones and follow official transit guidance.",
      "isMexicoState": true,
      "advisoryLevel": 4,
      "advisoryLevelLabel": "Level 4: Do Not Travel"
    },
    {
      "destination": "Haiti",
      "region": "Americas",
      "advice": "Do not travel",
      "updated": "Recent",
      "advisoryLevel": 4,
      "advisoryLevelLabel": "Level 4: Do Not Travel"
    },
    {
      "destination": "Iran",
      "region": "Middle East",
      "advice": "Do not travel",
      "updated": "Feb 2026",
      "reason": "Wrongful detention risk, terrorism, civil unrest, arbitrary arrests, and no U.S. embassy support.",
      "advisoryLevel": 4,
      "advisoryLevelLabel": "Level 4: Do Not Travel"
    },
    {
      "destination": "Iraq",
      "region": "Middle East",
      "advice": "Do not travel",
      "updated": "Feb 2026",
      "reason": "Terrorism, kidnapping, armed militia activity, and anti-U.S. attack risk.",
      "advisoryLevel": 4,
      "advisoryLevelLabel": "Level 4: Do Not Travel"
    },
    {
      "destination": "Kenya - Somalia/Ethiopia Borders and Turkana County",
      "region": "Africa",
      "advice": "Do not travel",
      "updated": "Jan 2026 (U.S.); Jan 2026 (Aus)",
      "reason": "Terrorism, kidnapping, and violent-security incidents in border and high-risk counties.",
      "travelerNotes": "Avoid all travel in listed border and county zones.",
      "zoneId": "kenya_border_turkana",
      "isRegionalMarker": true,
      "advisoryLevel": 4,
      "advisoryLevelLabel": "Level 4: Do Not Travel"
    },
    {
      "destination": "Kenya – Specified Areas",
      "region": "Africa",
      "advice": "Do not travel",
      "updated": "Recent",
      "advisoryLevel": 4,
      "advisoryLevelLabel": "Level 4: Do Not Travel"
    },
    {
      "destination": "Kuwait – Desert Area north of Mutla’a Ridge & border with Iraq",
      "region": "Middle East",
      "advice": "Do not travel",
      "updated": "Recent",
      "advisoryLevel": 4,
      "advisoryLevelLabel": "Level 4: Do Not Travel"
    },
    {
      "destination": "Lake Chad Region",
      "region": "Africa",
      "advice": "Do not travel",
      "updated": "Recent",
      "advisoryLevel": 4,
      "advisoryLevelLabel": "Level 4: Do Not Travel"
    },
    {
      "destination": "Lebanon",
      "region": "Middle East",
      "advice": "Do not travel",
      "updated": "Feb 2026",
      "reason": "Hezbollah-Israel tension and escalation risk, plus crime and kidnapping threats.",
      "advisoryLevel": 4,
      "advisoryLevelLabel": "Level 4: Do Not Travel"
    },
    {
      "destination": "Libya",
      "region": "Africa",
      "advice": "Do not travel",
      "updated": "Jan 2026 (U.S.); Jan 2026 (Aus)",
      "reason": "Armed conflict, terrorism, kidnapping, and collapse in predictable safety conditions.",
      "travelerNotes": "Avoid entirely.",
      "isRegionalMarker": true,
      "advisoryLevel": 4,
      "advisoryLevelLabel": "Level 4: Do Not Travel"
    },
    {
      "destination": "Mali",
      "region": "Africa",
      "advice": "Do not travel",
      "updated": "Oct 2025 (U.S.); Oct 2025 (Aus)",
      "reason": "Terrorism, kidnapping, and violent insecurity across large areas.",
      "travelerNotes": "Avoid entirely.",
      "isRegionalMarker": true,
      "advisoryLevel": 4,
      "advisoryLevelLabel": "Level 4: Do Not Travel"
    },
    {
      "destination": "Michoacan (Mexico)",
      "region": "Americas",
      "advice": "Do not travel",
      "updated": "Feb 2026",
      "reason": "Terrorism, crime, and kidnapping risk from recurring cartel conflict.",
      "travelerNotes": "Avoid entirely.",
      "highwayNotes": "Federal Highway 15D (Michoacan/Guerrero/Sinaloa sections): Cartel violence, roadblocks and kidnapping risk in designated high-threat zones. Route risk varies by segment; avoid restricted zones and follow official transit guidance.",
      "isMexicoState": true,
      "advisoryLevel": 4,
      "advisoryLevelLabel": "Level 4: Do Not Travel"
    },
    {
      "destination": "Myanmar",
      "region": "Asia",
      "advice": "Do not travel",
      "updated": "Recent",
      "advisoryLevel": 4,
      "advisoryLevelLabel": "Level 4: Do Not Travel"
    },
    {
      "destination": "Niger",
      "region": "Africa",
      "advice": "Do not travel",
      "updated": "Jan 2026 (U.S.); Jan 2026 (Aus)",
      "reason": "Terrorism, kidnapping, and severe instability with very limited assistance capacity.",
      "travelerNotes": "Avoid entirely.",
      "isRegionalMarker": true,
      "advisoryLevel": 4,
      "advisoryLevelLabel": "Level 4: Do Not Travel"
    },
    {
      "destination": "Nigeria - Borno, Yobe, Adamawa and Other Northeast/Northwest Areas",
      "region": "Africa",
      "advice": "Do not travel",
      "updated": "Feb 2026 (U.S.); Feb 2026 (Aus)",
      "reason": "Terrorism, kidnapping, violent crime, and insurgent activity in northern theaters.",
      "travelerNotes": "Avoid high-risk northern regions entirely.",
      "zoneId": "nigeria_ne_nw",
      "isRegionalMarker": true,
      "advisoryLevel": 4,
      "advisoryLevelLabel": "Level 4: Do Not Travel"
    },
    {
      "destination": "North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea)",
      "region": "Asia",
      "advice": "Do not travel",
      "updated": "Feb 2026",
      "reason": "Wrongful detention and arbitrary arrest risk, severe restrictions, and no consular access.",
      "advisoryLevel": 4,
      "advisoryLevelLabel": "Level 4: Do Not Travel"
    },
    {
      "destination": "Northwest & Southwest Regions (Cameroon)",
      "region": "Africa",
      "advice": "Do not travel",
      "updated": "Recent",
      "advisoryLevel": 4,
      "advisoryLevelLabel": "Level 4: Do Not Travel"
    },
    {
      "destination": "Oromia Region – Specific Areas (Ethiopia)",
      "region": "Africa",
      "advice": "Do not travel",
      "updated": "Recent",
      "advisoryLevel": 4,
      "advisoryLevelLabel": "Level 4: Do Not Travel"
    },
    {
      "destination": "Palestine",
      "region": "Middle East",
      "advice": "Do not travel",
      "updated": "15 Jan 2026",
      "advisoryLevel": 4,
      "advisoryLevelLabel": "Level 4: Do Not Travel"
    },
    {
      "destination": "Peru - Loreto Region (north of Kichwa River)",
      "region": "Americas",
      "advice": "Do not travel",
      "updated": "Feb 2026",
      "reason": "Crime concentration, limited services, and high-risk border exposure.",
      "travelerNotes": "Avoid remote northern routes.",
      "zoneId": "peru_loreto_north",
      "advisoryLevel": 4,
      "advisoryLevelLabel": "Level 4: Do Not Travel"
    },
    {
      "destination": "Peru - Valley of the Apurimac, Ene, and Mantaro Rivers (VRAEM)",
      "region": "Americas",
      "advice": "Do not travel",
      "updated": "Feb 2026",
      "reason": "Terrorism and drug-trafficking activity in an active conflict corridor.",
      "travelerNotes": "Avoid entirely; high conflict-zone risk.",
      "zoneId": "peru_vraem",
      "advisoryLevel": 4,
      "advisoryLevelLabel": "Level 4: Do Not Travel"
    },
    {
      "destination": "Russia",
      "region": "Europe",
      "advice": "Do not travel",
      "updated": "Feb 2026",
      "reason": "Wrongful detention and arbitrary enforcement risk, armed-conflict spillover, and unreliable consular support.",
      "advisoryLevel": 4,
      "advisoryLevelLabel": "Level 4: Do Not Travel"
    },
    {
      "destination": "Sinaloa (Mexico)",
      "region": "Americas",
      "advice": "Do not travel",
      "updated": "Feb 2026",
      "reason": "High cartel violence and kidnapping exposure.",
      "travelerNotes": "Avoid entirely; active turf conflict continues.",
      "highwayNotes": "Federal Highway 15D (Michoacan/Guerrero/Sinaloa sections): Cartel violence, roadblocks and kidnapping risk in designated high-threat zones. Route risk varies by segment; avoid restricted zones and follow official transit guidance.",
      "isMexicoState": true,
      "advisoryLevel": 4,
      "advisoryLevelLabel": "Level 4: Do Not Travel"
    },
    {
      "destination": "Somalia",
      "region": "Africa",
      "advice": "Do not travel",
      "updated": "Jan 2026 (U.S.); Jan 2026 (Aus)",
      "reason": "Terrorism, kidnapping, piracy, and extreme insecurity conditions.",
      "travelerNotes": "Avoid entirely.",
      "isRegionalMarker": true,
      "advisoryLevel": 4,
      "advisoryLevelLabel": "Level 4: Do Not Travel"
    },
    {
      "destination": "South Ossetia & Abkhazia (Georgia)",
      "region": "Europe",
      "advice": "Do not travel",
      "updated": "Recent",
      "advisoryLevel": 4,
      "advisoryLevelLabel": "Level 4: Do Not Travel"
    },
    {
      "destination": "South Sudan",
      "region": "Africa",
      "advice": "Do not travel",
      "updated": "Jan 2026 (U.S.); Jan 2026 (Aus)",
      "reason": "Armed conflict, kidnapping, crime, and severe infrastructure limitations.",
      "travelerNotes": "Avoid entirely.",
      "isRegionalMarker": true,
      "advisoryLevel": 4,
      "advisoryLevelLabel": "Level 4: Do Not Travel"
    },
    {
      "destination": "Sudan",
      "region": "Africa",
      "advice": "Do not travel",
      "updated": "Jan 2026 (U.S.); Jan 2026 (Aus)",
      "reason": "Armed conflict, terrorism, crime, and large-scale instability.",
      "travelerNotes": "Avoid entirely.",
      "isRegionalMarker": true,
      "advisoryLevel": 4,
      "advisoryLevelLabel": "Level 4: Do Not Travel"
    },
    {
      "destination": "Syria",
      "region": "Middle East",
      "advice": "Do not travel",
      "updated": "Feb 2026",
      "reason": "Civil war conditions, terrorism, kidnapping risks, and no reliable safe operating environment.",
      "advisoryLevel": 4,
      "advisoryLevelLabel": "Level 4: Do Not Travel"
    },
    {
      "destination": "Tamaulipas (Mexico)",
      "region": "Americas",
      "advice": "Do not travel",
      "updated": "Feb 2026",
      "reason": "Extreme crime and kidnapping risk, especially near the border.",
      "travelerNotes": "Avoid entirely; frequent violence and abductions are reported.",
      "highwayNotes": "Federal Highway 101 (Matamoros-San Luis Potosi): Known for kidnappings, disappearances, cartel ambushes, extortion and violent roadblocks. Avoid entirely where possible; if unavoidable, do not travel at night and do not stop in remote sections. Federal Highway 85D (Monterrey-Nuevo Laredo): Armed robberies, suspicious/fake police-style stops, disappearances and cartel-linked incidents. Daylight-only travel, keep moving through risk corridors, avoid stopping for suspicious vehicles. Federal Highway 40 (Monterrey-Reynosa): Disappearances, extortion, cartel roadblocks/checkpoints and violent incidents. Strongly avoid; if unavoidable, travel only in daylight and never solo.",
      "isMexicoState": true,
      "advisoryLevel": 4,
      "advisoryLevelLabel": "Level 4: Do Not Travel"
    },
    {
      "destination": "Tanzania - Mtwara Region Border with Mozambique",
      "region": "Africa",
      "advice": "Do not travel",
      "updated": "Jan 2026 (U.S.); Jan 2026 (Aus)",
      "reason": "Terrorism-related concerns in southern border-adjacent zones.",
      "travelerNotes": "Avoid this border region.",
      "zoneId": "tanzania_mtwara_border",
      "isRegionalMarker": true,
      "advisoryLevel": 4,
      "advisoryLevelLabel": "Level 4: Do Not Travel"
    },
    {
      "destination": "The former Central Market (Chaussee Prince Louis Rwagasore, Burundi)",
      "region": "Africa",
      "advice": "Do not travel",
      "updated": "Recent",
      "advisoryLevel": 4,
      "advisoryLevelLabel": "Level 4: Do Not Travel"
    },
    {
      "destination": "Tigray Region & Border with Eritrea (Ethiopia)",
      "region": "Africa",
      "advice": "Do not travel",
      "updated": "Recent",
      "advisoryLevel": 4,
      "advisoryLevelLabel": "Level 4: Do Not Travel"
    },
    {
      "destination": "Tunisia - Libya/Algeria Borders and Southern Desert",
      "region": "Africa",
      "advice": "Do not travel",
      "updated": "Jan 2026 (U.S.); Jan 2026 (Aus)",
      "reason": "Terrorism and kidnapping risk in border and deep-desert environments.",
      "travelerNotes": "Avoid southern desert and border zones.",
      "zoneId": "tunisia_borders_south",
      "isRegionalMarker": true,
      "advisoryLevel": 4,
      "advisoryLevelLabel": "Level 4: Do Not Travel"
    },
    {
      "destination": "Uganda - Borders with DRC/South Sudan",
      "region": "Africa",
      "advice": "Do not travel",
      "updated": "Jan 2026 (U.S.); Jan 2026 (Aus)",
      "reason": "Terrorism and violent-crime risk in border-adjacent areas.",
      "travelerNotes": "Avoid border corridors with DRC and South Sudan.",
      "zoneId": "uganda_borders",
      "isRegionalMarker": true,
      "advisoryLevel": 4,
      "advisoryLevelLabel": "Level 4: Do Not Travel"
    },
    {
      "destination": "Ukraine",
      "region": "Europe",
      "advice": "Do not travel",
      "updated": "Feb 2026",
      "reason": "Active armed conflict, missile/drone attacks, no safe nationwide zones, and limited consular services.",
      "advisoryLevel": 4,
      "advisoryLevelLabel": "Level 4: Do Not Travel"
    },
    {
      "destination": "Venezuela",
      "region": "Americas",
      "advice": "Do not travel",
      "updated": "Feb 2026",
      "reason": "Wrongful detention, violent crime, civil unrest, and severe infrastructure and health-system stress.",
      "travelerNotes": "Avoid entirely; risk level is extreme.",
      "advisoryLevel": 4,
      "advisoryLevelLabel": "Level 4: Do Not Travel"
    },
    {
      "destination": "Yemen",
      "region": "Middle East",
      "advice": "Do not travel",
      "updated": "Feb 2026",
      "reason": "Armed conflict, terrorism, kidnapping threats, and no reliable safe areas.",
      "advisoryLevel": 4,
      "advisoryLevelLabel": "Level 4: Do Not Travel"
    },
    {
      "destination": "Zacatecas (Mexico)",
      "region": "Americas",
      "advice": "Do not travel",
      "updated": "Feb 2026",
      "reason": "High crime and kidnapping risk with strong cartel presence.",
      "travelerNotes": "Avoid entirely; roads and highways are especially risky.",
      "highwayNotes": null,
      "isMexicoState": true,
      "advisoryLevel": 4,
      "advisoryLevelLabel": "Level 4: Do Not Travel"
    }
  ]
}
