The Place of the Dead in Nahuatl Philosophy

According to the Nahuatl culture, the space where the souls dwell is divided into four parts: Mictlan (place of the dead), Tlalocan (place of Tlaloc), Tonatiuh ichan (the house of the sun), the dwelling of Huitzilopochtli, and the dwelling of Huitzilopochtli.

The Place of the Dead in Nahuatl Philosophy
The four tlaloque of different colors hold the sky. These gods lived in the Tlalocan. Image: Arqueología Mexicana