The U.S. Department of State issues travel alerts to two countries — Honduras and Costa Rica . The alert for Honduras is a “Level 3: Reconsider travel” warning due to violent crime, while Costa Rica is at a “Level 2: Exercise increased caution” due to petty and violent crime.

The U.S. State Department has updated two travel alerts for Central American nations, including one where a portion of the country is under a higher level 3 “reconsider travel” warning.

One alert has been upped due to a higher danger level. The U.S. State Department issued these alerts for Costa Rica as well as Honduras on Tuesday. This is due to the crime levels of both countries. However,