On your hip!: Maya peoples practice ancient ball game
By AFP
24 June 2021 |
9:00 am
Indigenous Guatemalans practice an ancient ball game in which only the hip can be used to hit the ball. Guatemala boasts 11 teams, all of which have their eyes on December's Mesoamerican Championship.
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