When a serving president cannot visit the capital of his own country because of fears for his safety, something must be rotten in Denmark.
A week ago Sucre, the constitutional capital of Bolivia, was about to celebrate the most important day in its calendar, 25 de Mayo, the day back in 1809 when the first calls were heard for freedom from Spanish rule.
Normally, 25 de Mayo is a joyous day, a time of parades, candy floss and family fun in the whitewashed streets of the colonial city.
But this year was different. The memory of how three students were killed by national police amid protests last November hung over proceedings. And then the nation’s president, Evo Morales, was coming to town for the first time since their deaths.



















