Chichen Itza (yucatan) juego de pelota

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En el Popol Vuh se relata que en los lejanos tiempos de la creación del universo, dos hermanos, Hunahpú e Ixbalanqué, representaban el lado luminoso del cosmos; ellos debieron enfrentarse a los seres de la oscuridad en una pugna que fue resuelta mediante la práctica del juego de pelota.Archaeologists have identified several courts for playing the Mesoamerican ballgame in Chichén, but the Great Ball Court about 150 metres (490 ft) to the north-west of the Castillo is by far the most impressive. It is the largest ball court in ancient Mesoamerica. It measures 166 by 68 metres (540 ft × 220 ft). The imposing walls are 12 metres (39 ft) high, and in the center, high up on each of the long walls, are rings carved with intertwining serpents.19] At the base of the high interior walls are slanted benches with sculpted panels of teams of ball players. In one panel, one of the players has been decapitated and from the wound emits seven streams of blood; six become wriggling serpents and the center becomes a winding plant #ball #centro #game #juego #mayas #piramide #players #reliquia #ruinas #templo