Places in Aztec mythology

Popocatépetl ( , , ; ) is an active stratovolcano located in the states of Puebla, Morelos, and Mexico in central Mexico. It lies in the eastern half of the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt. At it is the second highest peak in Mexico, after Citlaltépetl (Pico de Orizaba) at . Popocatépetl is ranked 89th by prominence.

Iztaccíhuatl or Ixtaccíhuatl (both forms also spelled without the accent) ( or, as spelled with the x, ) is a dormant volcanic mountain in Mexico located on the border between the State of Mexico and Puebla within Izta-Popo Zoquiapan National Park. It is the nation's third highest, after Pico de Orizaba at , and Popocatépetl at .

thumb|275x275px|Map of the migration from Aztlán to Chapultepec

Mictlan () is the underworld of Aztec mythology. Most people who die would travel to Mictlan, although other possibilities exist (see "Other destinations", below). Mictlan consists of nine distinct levels.

thumb|350px|right|The seven caves of Chicomoztoc, from Historia Tolteca-Chichimeca. The depiction of a 'curved mountain' at the top of this painting is meant as a referent to Culhuacan. '''''' () is the name for the mythical origin place of the Aztec Mexicas, Tepanecs, Acolhuas, and other Nahuatl-speaking peoples (or Nahuas) of Mesoamerica, in the Postclassic period.

alt=Itzpapalotl In Tamoanchan described in the Codex Borgia.|thumb|300x300px|Itzpapalotl In Tamoanchan described in the Codex Borgia. Tamōhuānchān is a mythical location of origin known to the Mesoamerican cultures of the central Mexican region in the Late Postclassic period. In the mythological traditions and creation accounts of Late Postclassic peoples such as the Aztec, Tamoanchan was conceived as a paradise where the gods created the first of the present human race out of sacrificed blood and ground human bones which had been stolen from the Underworld of Mictlan.

thumb|Mural of Tlālōcān, Tepantitla, Teotihuacan culture

Tollan, Tolan, or Tolán is a name used for the capital cities of two empires of Pre-Columbian Mesoamerica; first for Teotihuacan, and later for the Toltec capital, Tula, both in Mexico. The name has also been applied to the Postclassic Mexican settlement Cholula.

pre-Columbian city-state of the Valley of Mexico

volcano in Mexico

Tlapallan From Aztec mythology: a legendary place on the coast of Mexico. When the divine lord Quetzalcoatl was afflicted by old age and illness, and outraged at the violence of the trickster Titlacuahan, he fled to Tlapallan. From there he sailed away on a raft of snakes. The source says,