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Message:: [QUOTE="Armijo, post: 530839, member: 17493"]You're right Luis, it's called the Ball Game (Juego de Pelota) in spanish.  It was played in almost all of the ancient mesoamerican cultures (Aztec, Maya, Tolteca). The objective was to introduce a rubber ball into a ring using the arms and legs. The winner was sacrificed. This was one of the biggest honors for the ancient mexicans, because the sacrifice meant eternal life and the oportunity for him to bring abundance to the rest of the people. One of the best architectural examples of this ball game field are to be seen in the ancient city of Chichen Itza (Maya culture). An open field surrounded by two large and tall stone walls. The only decoration in the wall is the ring in which the ball was to be introduced. This coin was minted to commemorate the 19th olympic games held in 1968 in Mexico City. The Olympic games were held just weeks after the most brutal massacre of students in the history of mexico (October 2nd). The army killed thousands of university students and families living nearby at the plaza de las 3 culturas in Tlatelolco. A suburb of Mexico City. In precolonial times Tlatelolco was the market for Mexico-Tenochtitlan the capital of the aztec empire. It brought some good things though, Graphic design was one of them.  There are some very phsicodelic and colorful examples of this. I have some postcards from the period. Let me know if you are interested in seeing some of them.[/QUOTE]