 As a destination in the Afterlife, the levels of heaven were reserved mostly for those who had died violent deaths, and Tlalocan was reserved for those who had drowned or had otherwise been killed by manifestations of water, such as by flood, by diseases associated with water, or in storms by strikes of lightning.It was also the destination after death for others considered to be in Tlaloc's charge, most notably the physically deformed.In areas of contemporary Mexico, such as in the Sierra Norte de Puebla region, some communities continue to incorporate the concept of "Tlalocán" as a netherworld and shamanic destination in their modern religious practices.