Olivia Crellin

Olivia Crellin has written 2 posts for PRI's The World
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World’s Biggest Telethon Kicks off in Chile

By ⋅ November 30, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

Every year in Chile the nation unites behind a common cause: A 27 hour-long telethon to raise tens of millions of dollars for disabled children. But behind this mammoth marketing machine is a sad picture of governmental neglect and capitalist profiteering, as Oliva Crellin reports from Santiago.

Chilean Cemetery’s Party-Like Atmosphere

By ⋅ November 1, 2012 ⋅ One comment

What if the Red Sox decided to fork out for a group crypt or Lady Gaga got to build her own grave the size of a small pyramid guarded by two huge sphinxes? In the General Cemetery of Santiago, Chile, such things are possible, as Olivia Crellin reports.