Modern Connections to a Ancient Ball Game

In June of 2022, we took our granddaughter, Cate, on a cruise to Mexico to celebrate the end of school. On our port stop in Cozumel, we all went on a shore excursion that centered around Mayan culture. Among other things, it included a re-creation of the Mayan ball game, Pok-Ta-Pok. 

I shot several videos of the game, which are posted on our YouTube Channel.

Much to my surprise, a year later I was contacted by a Korean TV show, Talkpawon 25hrs, asking my permission to use the Pok-Ta-Pok video in their show. I said sure, just give credit to North Palm Beach Life.

I didn't think too much more about it until recently, when I checked our usage stats on YouTube. For context, most of the 500-plus videos posted there get views in the dozens, some in the hundreds, and on occasion, the thousands. Imagine the shock when i saw the Pok-Ta-Pok video had logged 91,847 views!

More recently, I was contacted by Brian Ross, who requested use of the same video for a new series about the history and archeology of various cultures around the world. You can view the result below, along with the original Pok-Ta-Pok game video.

​As Brian notes in his video, we really are all connected in this universe of ours.