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Laguna de Chicureo
View of the Piedra Roja Lagoon in Chicureo.

Chicureo (from Mapudungun chikümn rewe 'place where lances are set up') is an area located in Colina, an urban-suburban commune of Chile, Chacabuco Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region. Pop. 1,212 (2002 census).

Predominantly an agricultural area, Chicureo is home to several haciendas. As part of its history, Chicureo's 100-year-old northeast zone manor house, Hacienda Guay-Guay, is preserved intact.

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