(Reuters) - Urban crime rates have plummeted and highways are safer under President Alvaro Uribe, who won re-election last year based on his U.S.-backed fight against drug-running Marxist rebels.
"The paradox of Colombia is that we have good urban security and good tourism infrastructure while the rural areas are crowded with rebels, paramilitaries and drug smugglers," said Pablo Casas, an analyst at Bogota think tank Security and Democracy.
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"The paradox of Colombia is that we have good urban security and good tourism infrastructure while the rural areas are crowded with rebels, paramilitaries and drug smugglers," said Pablo Casas, an analyst at Bogota think tank Security and Democracy.
Read more at Reuters.com Bonds News
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