Did your personal physician show respect for what you had to say?  Did he or she explain things in an understandable way?  Did he or she spend enough time with you?  Over 90% of Uruguayans surveyed in 2013 said yes: “always” or “most of the time.”   

The “Secretary for Good Living” wants to help Ecuadorians build a decent society.  His new office conducts 22 programs and projects to change old practices.  

The TV remains the medium of communication most used by the Brazilian population, according to research by the Secretary of Social Communication of the Presidency (SECOM), which says that 65% of Brazilians watch television on average three and a half hours daily. 

The National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI) has data on who is single, divorced, and flirting in Mexico. 

The Road Safety Agency determined in a study that there is a 30% increased risk in collisions when cars have polarized windows.  Not having them reduces heat and also makes cars safer.  

Belinda Torres-Leclercq noted in The Santiago Times that the indigenous peoples of Chile united on International Mother Language Day to prevent further extinction of Chile’s oldest languages. 

The Buenos Aires Herald reported that during Carnival celebrations in Brazil there were traffic accidents resulting in 155 deaths and 1,823 injured.

In La República of Lima Óscar Flores wrote that La Parada market is no more “after 14 days of stress.”   

Saira Ramos reported in La Hora of Guatemala City that, as part of the commemoration of International Women’s Day, an alliance of over 65 organizations in Guatemala called for action to advance the rights of women to enjoy the good life of society with equality, equity, and justice. 

Carolina Julio wrote in La Tercera of Santiago that three months in the year, when the Bucalemu coast appears white as if it were covered by snow, the salineros appear.