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What gives people their own unique and distinct identity? Many sociologists look at languages, common history, or ethnic traits and customs. This is because an identity encompasses all of these things and allows a group of people to stand apart from the masses and celebrate their characteristics. The people of Chile share a rich and thriving cultural identity, although maybe not as prominent as their other Hispanic counterparts. Geographically, Chile is a narrow strip of land a little over 3000 miles long. It does not have a defined east or west and could be best described as being at the end of the world. Historically, it was the poorest of the Spanish colonies. Natural disasters are so much a part of their history, that Chileans have encompassed them into part of their cultural tradition. These disasters, cold climate, and