Chinchiná is a town and municipality located in the department of Caldas in Colombia, southwest of Manizales. Founded in 1857 by Antioquian colonists, Chinchiná lies above sea level in a valley surrounded by coffee plantations in the Central Cordillera of the Andes. An active volcano, Nevado del Ruiz, lies approximately to the east.
Known as Colombia's "coffee heart", the town is home to the Buendía coffee factory and Cenicafé, a coffee research center. Because of its close association with coffee production, the municipality was named part of the "Coffee Cultural Landscape" UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2011.
Chinchiná has a mean temperature of approximately 20 degrees Celsius.
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