Juego de Pelota

A view of one of the two stone rings located at the Great Ball Court in Chichen Itza.

Seven courts for playing the Mesoamerican ballgame have been found in Chichen, but the one about 150 meters to the north-west of the Castillo is by far the most impressive. It is the largest ballcourt in ancient Mesoamerica. It measures 166 by 68 meters (545 by 232 feet).

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KarenSaraGaches says:

So how did they get the ball up so high? I've always wondered.
Did you just visit Chichen Itza? You're close to it, right? Lucky you!
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Aleksu says:

Mary, yes indeed, Maria Sharapova happened to be there just by chance.

Karen, it was quite a feat, they had to get the ball up there by hitting it with the hip. I want to see Michael Jordan giving it a try.
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Aleksu says:

Mary, I'm serious, that was the way they played it, and well, it was not about getting the ball through the small ring every single time, scoring there would give you a great advantage over your opponent but you could add to the score other ways.

Here you have Wikipedia's explanation:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesoamerican_ballgame#T he_Game

The goal was to knock the ball into the opponent's end of the court; in post-Classical times, the object was to make the ball pass through one of two vertical stone rings that were placed on each side of the court, The ring was first used in the northern Maya lowlands during the Postclassic. In the modern-day surviving version of ulama, the goal has evolved to resemble volleyball. Each player often had a teammate directly behind him or her to provide backup. In the most common version of the game, the ball was thrown by hand into the court, and thenceforth the players hit it back and forth with hips, thighs, and upper arms (but not by kicking or throwing with one’s hands) and through hoops set along the side walls of the court. In some versions of the game, the feet were used as in modern football soccer. In others, bats, paddles or mitts were used.
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magnificent!

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fotos-de-alejandra [deleted] says:

era lo que esperaba de ti...
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fotos-de-alejandra [deleted] says:

I pick this photograph to be on the cover of National Geographic
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THe Guy in The Box says:

cool man
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obieta says:

Muy buena foto! Muy buena composición!
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javi.muniain says:

Anda, esa rueda va en contra la ley de la gravidad!! Increíble!
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Aleksu says:

Javi, que te parece este frontón para un juego de pelota vasca.
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carovix ya no usa este flickr says:

Cuando tube la oprtunidad de ir a Xcaret , se recreó un juego así, era realmente impresionante ver como se jugaba fútbol con las caderas !
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Aleksu says:

Caro, no he tenido oportunidad de ver la representación del juego de pelota de X Caret pero como tú otras personas me han dicho que es muy bueno.
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domfell says:

Very moody shot. I have a similar B+W on my wall
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fotos-de-alejandra [deleted] says:

Dije alguna vez que en medio de mis investigaciones de periodismo encontré la apasionante historia de la cultura del juego de la pelota y la relación mágica con los dioses y con el cosmos????
Siendo parte nuestra cultura de la grandeza de lo desconocido por el hombre moderno y siendo dueña por tanto del futuro que le será denegado al imperio he de cumplir con agradecerte porque nos entregas esta joya de la historia humana.
El grupo de diamantes es una mierda y no valorará jamás lo que esta joya significa, pero como nos movemos en un mundo de reconocimientos y en asuntos de prestigio en todas las esferas creo necesario colmar la paciencia de tu juego para que Dios nos sonría con un futuro de gloria para este continente negro e indio tan azotado por el hombre blanco con su odio asesino.
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fotos-de-alejandra [deleted] says:

No deseas que otros vean tus fotos en flickr A?
use your invitations..... ;))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))
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Quiet summer time [deleted] says:

La perspectiva de esta está muy buena!

Saludos.
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

desde chiloe says:

Ese juego no tiene comparación con nada de hoy. Lo sagrado y la muerte juntos... No quiero ser deportista jejejeje
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

(katie) says:

Very nice!
I saw this picture in The BIG ONE...
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Firenzesca says:

Great Shot!

I saw this picture in The BIG ONE...
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

Tree Hugger 2007 says:

I like your point of view. It's very dramatic.

I saw this picture in The BIG ONE...
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bernardocalmet says:

muy buena foto!

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fusion-of-horizons says:

The Pritzker Architecture Prize on flickr
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nrafalow says:

Casi surrealista, que encuadre y colores hombre!!!
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