Tlachtli
The Purapechan Indian ruins (450-600AD) on the outskirts of the town of Tingambato, about midway between Patzcuaro and Uruapan, contain a step-pyramid, the tumbled walls of dwellings and meeting rooms, a tomb and altars but what interested me most was the ballfield. I had been dimly aware that ancient Mexican cultures played a form of ball but had no idea what it was.
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