Comala

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Comala is a municipality in the Mexican state of Colima. It stands at 19° 18’ N latitude and 103° 37 W longitude.

The municipality reported 19,384 inhabitants in the 2000 census.Comala is a very small city and its famous because of its white houses, and for the Juan Rulfo's novel Pedro Paramo, in which the sad town of Comala is described as a "pueblo de fantasmas" because of its dead inhabitants who wander the town as if it were their 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.

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Coordinates: 19°20′N 103°46′W

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