| Official Name: | Chama, Colorado |
| Pushpin Map: | Colorado |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Colorado |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | Counties |
| Subdivision Name2: | Costilla County |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 1860[1] |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Population Total: | 63 |
| Timezone: | MST |
| Utc Offset: | -7 |
| Timezone Dst: | MDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -6 |
| Coordinates: | 37.1628°N -105.375°W |
| Elevation Ft: | 8186 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
| Postal Code: | 81126 |
| Area Code: | (719) |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature |
| Blank Info: | 203659 |
Chama is an unincorporated community and U.S. Post Office in Costilla County, Colorado, United States.
Chama is located in the Rio Culebra valley which is part of the Sangre de Cristo Land Grant was awarded to the family of Carlos Beaubien in 1843 by the government of New Mexico. The town of Chama was established by settlers from Chamita, New Mexico, in 1860.[1] The Chama Post Office opened on May 3, 1907.[2] The Chama school was taken down between the years of 1999 and 2001.
Most of Chama's houses are made of adobe. Many of them are very old. There are also a lot of rocks and "chamiso" sagebrush in Chama. The community lies at the foot of the Culebra Ranch.
Old Spanish National Historic Trail