Tonina: The Great Plaza
The Great Plaza at Tonina is the first area you enter, before ascending 7 levels to the heavens. Here on Platform 1 though, things are still very much in the depths of the underworld.
The Great Plaza at Tonina is the first area you enter, before ascending 7 levels to the heavens. Here on Platform 1 though, things are still very much in the depths of the underworld.
Xochicalco has three sacred ball-courts, known as teotlachtli, which feature very different designs and may have fulfilled very different political and religious functions
The Eastern Complex doesn’t have the amazing views or ornate carving that the other areas of Xochicalco have, but it may have been one of the most important areas, nonetheless.
Measuring 53 metres in length, Teotenango’s ball-court is quite substantial, which demonstrates the game was an important part of life (and death!).
The Ball Court at La Quemada is one of the few typically Mesoamerican features that is found at the site, although there are still some anomalies which raise questions.