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Chichén Itzá — Maya Ballcourt Pilgrimage
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Chichén Itzá — Maya Ballcourt Pilgrimage

Cancún, Quintana Roo

About Chichén Itzá — Maya Ballcourt Pilgrimage

The Great Ball Court at Chichén Itzá — 166 metres long, 68 metres wide, with vertical stone rings through which the rubber ball had to pass — is the largest and best-preserved Mesoamerican ballcourt in the world and a place of profound significance for any sports fan who understands that organized ball sport in the Americas is thousands of years older than European football. The day-trip from Cancún to Chichén Itzá passes through the Yucatán countryside and culminates in one of the world's seven wonders of the modern world. Standing on the Great Ball Court at sunrise before the tourist crowds arrive is a transcendent sports-history experience.

Located in Cancún.

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About Chichén Itzá — Maya Ballcourt Pilgrimage

The Great Ball Court at Chichén Itzá — 166 metres long, 68 metres wide, with vertical stone rings through which the rubber ball had to pass — is the largest and best-preserved Mesoamerican ballcourt in the world and a place of profound significance for any sports fan who understands that organized ball sport in the Americas is thousands of years older than European football. The day-trip from Cancún to Chichén Itzá passes through the Yucatán countryside and culminates in one of the world's seven wonders of the modern world. Standing on the Great Ball Court at sunrise before the tourist crowds arrive is a transcendent sports-history experience.

Chichén Itzá — Maya Ballcourt Pilgrimage is located in Cancún, Quintana Roo.