Comala is a small town and seat of the municipality of Comala in the Mexican state of Colima.

Comala is a very small city and it’s famous because of its white houses, and for Juan Rulfo’s novel Pedro Páramo, in which the sad town of Comala is described as a “pueblo de fantasmas” (ghost town) because its dead inhabitants wander the town as if in purgatory.

Comala is also famous for its “botaneros”, pubs where people go to have a drink and receive free “botanas” (snacks), usually with live music.

Comala was named a “Pueblo Mágico” in 2002.

Comala is a few kilometers from Nogueras. Nogueras was once a sugar plantation. Today the town has been rehabilitated and the former sugar mill now serves a museum. This museum is run by the Universidad de Colima.