 ስለ ቱሪዝም ደህንነት አስፈላጊነት ሲጠየቁ ታርሎ "ከአሥር ዓመት በፊት ኮሎምቢያ በጣም የተለየ ቦታ ነበረች" ብለዋል ታርሎ ምንም እንኳን ባለፉት አሥርተ ዓመታት የኮሎምቢያ ጎብኝዎች በተለይ ከጨለማ በኋላ ለመውጣት ቢፈሩም ፣ ያ ሁኔታ ከአሁን በኋላ አይደለም።
When asked about the importance of tourism security, Tarlow noted that "ten years ago, Colombia was a very different place" Tarlow continued by stating that although in past decades visitors to Colombia were afraid to venture out especially after dark, that situation is no longer the case.