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For Mexico’s Maya people, baseball, or bax’abola, a way of life

August 15, 2013Arts, Culture & Media

Mexico’s Maya people have a culture that is distinct, and all their own. So while the rest of Mexico goes nuts about soccer, the Mayans are more baseball people. And that love for baseball continues, even when those people move to new places, like the U.S.

Bax’abola: Maya Baseball Takes off in the US

August 15, 2013Arts, Culture & Media

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