XOCHICALCO, Morelos
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The above and the two photos below are of the Northern Ball Court. Both the Northern and Eastern Ball
Courts were associated with the ceremonial area. The court or "Teotlachco", was a religious enclosure in
which the rite of fire as a cult of the earth or of fertility, was carried out. It deals with a sacred area in which
two forces confront each other and favor the reproduction of the group. The shape of the Ball Court is
unique. It is composed of a slope which ends with an upright adornment, in which the two hoops or
"Tlachtemalacatl" are embedded.
EN ESPANOL: Por su ubicacion, tanto el Juego de Pelota norte como el este, se asocian al area
ceremonial. La cancha o teotlachco, era un recinto religioso en el que se efectuaba el rito del fuego como
un culto a la tierra o a la fertilidad. Se trataba de un espacio sagrado en el que se enfrentaban dos fuerzas
que propiciaban la reproduccion del grupo. La forma de este Juego de Pelota es unica: consta de un gran
talud que remata con un paramento recto, en el que se empotraban los dos aros o tlachtemalacatl.
Courts were associated with the ceremonial area. The court or "Teotlachco", was a religious enclosure in
which the rite of fire as a cult of the earth or of fertility, was carried out. It deals with a sacred area in which
two forces confront each other and favor the reproduction of the group. The shape of the Ball Court is
unique. It is composed of a slope which ends with an upright adornment, in which the two hoops or
"Tlachtemalacatl" are embedded.
EN ESPANOL: Por su ubicacion, tanto el Juego de Pelota norte como el este, se asocian al area
ceremonial. La cancha o teotlachco, era un recinto religioso en el que se efectuaba el rito del fuego como
un culto a la tierra o a la fertilidad. Se trataba de un espacio sagrado en el que se enfrentaban dos fuerzas
que propiciaban la reproduccion del grupo. La forma de este Juego de Pelota es unica: consta de un gran
talud que remata con un paramento recto, en el que se empotraban los dos aros o tlachtemalacatl.
After you walk past the Northern Ball Court, you will see the first visible cave entrance. Entry is not allowed
into this particular cave.
into this particular cave.
Water, particularly rain water, was of
great importance for the Xochicalco
society. During the rainy season, a
great deposit captured the water
which fell in the courtyard associated
with the Temazcal. The water was
channeled towards the stairs by
means of a drainage ditch, where it
dispersed forming a beaufiful fan,
until it fell into the cistern. When it
was full, a plus was opened and the
water flowed by way of another
drainage ditch to different storage
locations.
EN ESPANOL: Para la sociedad
xochicalca el agua, principalmente la
de lluvia, tenia una gran importancia.
El gran deposito captaba, durante la
epoca de lluvias, el agua que caia en
el patio asociado al Temazcal; por
medio de un desague, la canalizaba
hasta las escaleras donde se
dispersaba formando un hermoso
abanico hasta caer en la cisterna.
Cuando esta se llenaba, se abria el
tapon y el agua era entonces
conducida por otro desague a
diversos lugares de
almacenamiento.
great importance for the Xochicalco
society. During the rainy season, a
great deposit captured the water
which fell in the courtyard associated
with the Temazcal. The water was
channeled towards the stairs by
means of a drainage ditch, where it
dispersed forming a beaufiful fan,
until it fell into the cistern. When it
was full, a plus was opened and the
water flowed by way of another
drainage ditch to different storage
locations.
EN ESPANOL: Para la sociedad
xochicalca el agua, principalmente la
de lluvia, tenia una gran importancia.
El gran deposito captaba, durante la
epoca de lluvias, el agua que caia en
el patio asociado al Temazcal; por
medio de un desague, la canalizaba
hasta las escaleras donde se
dispersaba formando un hermoso
abanico hasta caer en la cisterna.
Cuando esta se llenaba, se abria el
tapon y el agua era entonces
conducida por otro desague a
diversos lugares de
almacenamiento.