Maya For Kids

The Maya loved ball games. Ball courts were usually placed at the base of a temple, because all games were held to honor the many Maya gods. Festivals were held every twenty (20) days. Every festival had a ball game scheduled. Everybody who possibly could came to the ball games. The courts had a hoop…

Tulum ruins in Mexico. Image via Flickr user Steve Elgersma Over the past couple of days, the internet has been captivated by a truly remarkable story: A plucky 15-year-old Quebec kid, using only his imagination, star charts, and some fancy satellite imagery, had found a lost Mayan city somewhere deep…