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Ball game court.

It was a ritual fortune telling activity, also for acquiring social prestige. In Uxmal, it is related to the rulers and the humiliation of the captives, this is reflected in the location of the court and its proximity to the Palace of the Governor.

The ruler that led Uxmal to its time of greater boom and power, "Chan ChahkK'ahk'nalAjaw", was who delegated the construction of this court; around years 800-1000 AD. This structure consists of two parallel buildings with a north-south orientation, they limit a yard of 34 m long and 10 m width. Each face has sidewalks with slope attached to walls, that once had built-in bodies of feathered serpents; towards the central part there are remains of rings that have hieroglyphic inscriptions correspondingto the date of 905 AD.