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POK A POK

August 7, 2023 – 10:06 pm

The Mayans have always inhabited Meso-America. Western archaeologists dated their presence back 10,000 years ago and their agrarian communities flourished in spurts governed climate swings, as the land was capable of maintaining a growing population. The culture reached its apex from 250 AD to 900 after which the civilizations of Copan and Tikal retreated from […]

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Isla Mujeres B-Ball 1988

August 4, 2020 – 6:26 pm

In 1988 a hurricane had savagely struck the Yucatan. Ships crowded the streets of Isla Mujeres across from the basketball court, where me and la Mayans played against the Italian National Women’s under-21 team. A crowd gathered. My short comrades and I shook their hand and we vowed to play them like gentlemen. The first […]

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