Chinchiná
Known as Colombia's "coffee heart," Chinchiná is a town in Caldas founded in 1857 by Antioquian colonists and set in a valley of coffee plantations in the Central Andes. It is home to the Buendía coffee factory and Cenicafé, a national coffee research centre, and the surrounding municipality was designated part of the Coffee Cultural Landscape UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2011. The active volcano Nevado del Ruiz lies a short distance to the east.
Description drafted with AI from public sources such as Wikipedia and OpenStreetMap. How this works
- Population68,512
- Nearest water from center 0.3 km0.2 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 3.6 km2.2 mi
Chinchiná: quick answers
Where is Chinchiná?
Chinchiná is in Colombia, about 140 km87 miles in a straight line from Medellín.
How do you get to Chinchiná?
The nearest airport is Manizales (MZL), about 44 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Chinchiná?
The warmest month is April, averaging 18°C64°F across day and night; the coolest is July, at 17°C63°F. The wettest month is July, with about 2332 mm91.8 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Chinchiná?
OpenStreetMap lists 10 restaurants, 4 cafés and 5 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.