Chinchina, Colombia
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Chinchiná (estimated population 84,000) is a municipality located in the department of Caldas in Colombia. Founded in 1857 by antoquians colonists, it is in the heart of the country's coffee-growing region, in the Central Cordillera of the Andes. This town is surrounded by a beautiful landscape.
Chinchiná is known as Colombias coffee heart. It is settled in a vally surrounded by coffee plantations. The town is home to the Buendia coffee factory and Cenicafe, a coffee research centre.
An active volcano, Nevado Del Ruiz, lies approximately 30 kilometers (18.6 miles) to the east.
Chinchina is situated at . Its elevation is 1,360 meters (4,462 feet), and has a temperature of approximately 26 degrees Celsius.
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