MENTION Colombia, and most people think of cocaine, kidnappings and guerrilla violence. These have served to keep all but the most danger-loving tourists away for decades. But under Álvaro Uribe, Colombia's president since 2002, violence has fallen steadily and many parts of the country have become safe. Now the government is trying to replace conventional images of Colombia with different ones: white-sand beaches, colonial cities, jungle-clad mountains and placid coffee farms.

　　一说起哥伦比亚，大多数人都会想到可卡因、绑架案和游击队。几十年来，除了那些特别喜欢冒险的人之外，几乎所有游客都对这里望而却步。不过，在2002年上任至今的哥伦比亚总统阿尔瓦罗 乌里韦治下，暴力事件已经稳步减少，大部分地区都已变得安全。政府现在正努力改变哥伦比亚的传统形象，给人们呈现一派迥然不同的景象：洁白的沙滩，殖民时代风格的都市，丛林密布的山岳，还有那静谧的咖啡庄园。