1st Comala Volcano Festival 2015

1st Comala Volcano Festival 2015

December 23rd ,2015 Inauguration

December 23rd ,2015 Photograph expo Dr. En C. Raúl Arámbula y L.D.G. Hernando Rivera "The volcanoes through a click"

December 26th, 2015 Talk Geólogo Carlos Navarro Ochoa "Eruptive styles in the last 58 years of the Colima Volcano"

December 27th, 2015 Talk Protección Civil "Volcano risks"

December 28th, 2015 Talk Lic. Pedro Virgen "Agricultural harvesting on volcano slopes"

December 29th, 2015 Talk Biólogo Jose Villa "Nevado de Colima National Park"

December 30th, 2015 Talk C. Oveth Fuentes "Birds on the volcanoes"

January 2nd, 2016 Talk Asociacion Rutas del Volcán "Comercial development on the Volcanoes"

January 3rd, 2016 Talk M. en A. Júpiter Rivera "Tourism and Volcanoes"

All talks will be held at the Juan Rulfo auditorium at 8:00pm in Spanish

There will be tours on the Colima Volcano Bus at 9:00 and 15:00 Cost per person $200 pesos and $100 Children under 10. Departure from the Comala Plaza. Tours will be in Spanish

On January 3rd there will be a Folkloric Ballet at 9:00 at the Plaza of Comala.

Saludos from Comala!

Eruption not a threat - Colima Volcano

Explosions not a threat Colima Volcano

The State Civil Protection Unit of Jalisco issued a statement informing about the explosions Colima Volcano recorded during the early hours of Saturday January 3, noting that no hazard to surrounding communities and population. 

In municipalities of southern Jalisco, the explosion of 3000 meters and winds have caused the fall of ash, so it is recommended that people avoid going outside. 

In Ciudad Guzman an ashfall was reported, and the possibility that it also falls in the municipalities of Tonila, Zapotiltic, Mazamitla, Tamazula, Valle de Juarez. 

Faced with falling ash, Civil Protection recommended that people avoid going outside and cover eyes, nose and mouth.

Volcán de Fuego Erupts

Mexican Volcano of Fire has erupted shooting an ash column 5 kilometers into the air and covering towns as far as 25 kilometers from the peak.

Mexico's federal civil defense office said that no injuries or evacuations have been reported as Colima volcano spewed hot, dry rock and gases two kilometers from the crater at about 12:24 local time.

"We recommend that people cover their nose and mouth, protect sources of potable water, and avoid dumping ash in drainage systems because it hardens with moisture," national civil protection coordinator Luis Felipe Puente told Foro television.

For now, the situation does not present a risk to the population, however, the Interior Ministry will send a team to conduct an evaluation of the activity at the crater. The team will be headed by the Director General of Civil Protection, Ricardo de la Cruz Musalem, and staff from the National Center for Disaster Prevention.

Ash fall is reported in the municipalities of Tonila, Zapotiltic, Jalisco, Quesería, and Colima, at distances of up to 25 kilometers from the volcano.

The 3,820-meter volcano lies 690 kilometers northwest of Mexico City, on the border of Colima and Jalisco states and is considered to be one of the most dangerous in North America.

Mexico's Colima Volcano Spouts Ash, Hot Rock

Laguna de Carrizalillo

Laguna de Carrizaliillo is located about 18 kilometers north of Comala on Highway #16. This small lake offers cabins, overnight and day camping, boating, restaurants and has a little store. It´s probably not a good idea to try to swim there. There are some great views of the Colima volcano and looking back towards Colima city. Very relaxing place


Sign on the road where you enter


The lake and rental boats


One of a few restaurants


View of the volcano

Colima Volcano - Volcan de Fuego

Colima Volcano is the most active volcano in Mexico, and has erupted more than 40 times since 1576.

Despite its name, it is not located in the Mexican state of Colima but rather just over the border in the neighboring state of Jalisco, toward the western end of the Eje Volcánico Transversal mountain range. It is about 300 miles (485 kilometres) west of Mexico City and 75 miles (125 km) south of Guadalajara, Jalisco.

There are actually two peaks in the volcano complex: Nevado de Colima (4330 m), which is older and inactive, lies about 5km north of the younger and very active 3860m-tall Volcán de Colima (also called Volcán de Fuego de Colima).

You can almost be assured to see some activity from the mountain any time you are around.

Colima Volcano approaching from the west near Yerba Buena

Colima Volcano from the south along Highway 54

Colima Observatory - University of Colima - Web Cam

Older News article

Colima Volcano Erupts in Mexico Located roughly 300 miles (485 km) west of Mexico City, Colima Volcano began spewing red-hot rocks down its slopes on February 5, 2002. The volcano had been issuing smoke, ash, and vapor for days prior to the eruption.

Authorities evacuated the residents of Yerbabuena, a small town located within 25 miles from the volcano. According to volcanologists, there is a huge dome of lava inside the Colima Volcano's crater that could either collapse or explode, either way sending rivers of molten rock pouring out into the surrounding countryside. Colima volcano is considered to be the most active and, potentially, the most destructive of all nine volcanoes located in central Mexico.