Since the 80s of the twentieth century there has been in Mexico an increasing scholarly interest in studies dealing with ethnic religious systems in terms of their association with worship and the human use of nature. The use of the geographic concept of landscape has been paramount in this research. Nonetheless, a justification for the use of this concept in anthropological, historical and ethnographic analyses supporting this kind of work is lacking. That could explain why the word landscape is utilized with several meanings and connotations, including its use as a synonim for the concepts of nature, environment or ecosystem, a confusing practice. It is the purpose of this article to explore and discuss a conceptual approach to the meaning of landscape in its ritual connotation. A case study of the Teenek – an indigenous group of the Huasteca potosina region of Mexico – may further illustrate the theoretical scope of the paper.