Ball Court

Gigantic court remarkably like field hockey today. Players used sticks to hit an orange size rubber ball through stone scoring hoops set high on the court walls. Sounds impossible to me.

Day 13 Chichen Itza & Cancun

November 19th 2015
Today was another long 13 hour day with a 300km drive to Cancun for a two night stay firstly stopping at Chichen Itza. Around 600 AD, Chichen Itza was one of the largest and most prominent Maya city and is now the best-preserved Maya site on the Yucatan peninsula. It was recently declared one of the New Seven Wonders of the World with various different architectural styles seen. Its most famous ... read more

North America » Mexico » Quintana Roo » Cancun

The site of advanced Amerindian civilizations, Mexico came under Spanish rule for three centuries before achieving independence early in the 19th century. A devaluation of the peso in late 1994 threw Mexico into economic turmoil, triggering the worst... ... read more

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