Chinchiná is a town and municipality located in the department of Caldas in Colombia, 17 kilometres (11 mi) southwest of Manizales.

Founded in 1857 by Antioquian colonists, Chinchiná is settled in a valley surrounded by coffee plantations, called "fincas", in the Central Cordillera of the Andes.

Because of its close association with coffee production, the municipality was named part of the "Coffee Cultural Landscape" UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2011.

[2] An active volcano, Nevado del Ruiz, lies approximately 30 kilometers (19 mi) to the east.

Its elevation is 1,360 meters (4,462 feet), and has a mean temperature of approximately 20 degrees Celsius.