One of the many things the ancient Maya are remembered for is their ball game, which they called pitz. This game is more than 3,000 years old. 300 courts have been found, and they were in the ...

(chile or ic in Mayan), Hampea trilobata (jool) and Oxandra lanceolata (chilcahuite), all known for their medicinal and, in some cases, hallucinogenic properties. It turns out that the ball game ...

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and ceremonies that featured a ball game and human sacrifice. The ancient Maya also mastered astronomy, mathematics, art and architecture, and a glyph system of writing on stone, ceramics ...

An exhibition game of Maya Ball takes place in Guatemala City, Guatemala. The aim of the ancient game is to hit the ball through a hoop on the side of a wall. Bavarian men try to pull one another ...