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What is the name of the traditional pre-Hispanic ballgame that survives in a few communities of Sinaloa and is played with a heavy rubber ball struck with the hip, similar to the ancient Mesoamerican ritual game?
Answer: Ulama — Ulama is a direct descendant of the Aztec tlachtli ballgame and is played on a narrow dirt court — the last living version of a 3,500-year-old sporting tradition.
- A Pelota mixteca
- B Pelota purepecha
- C Ulama ✓
- D Pelota tarasca
Ulama is a direct descendant of the Aztec tlachtli ballgame and is played on a narrow dirt court — the last living version of a 3,500-year-old sporting tradition.