There is poverty in Mexico and I'm sure that comes as no surprise to anyone. Some days as we drive to church, we see areas of the city where people live in the most austere of conditions; cardboard and tin huts. What people don't realize is that Mexico is also a very rich country. I've heard it said that Mexico has among the highest amounts of wealthy people percapita in the world and that it has the largest silver reserves in the world. It also has a rich history and culture. This is evident when one visits the cultural centres in this city. So much has been well preserved for future generations to observe and study.
The first picture is of a game that was played by indigenous Mexican tribes that is similar to basketball called ollamalitzli (in reality Dr. James Naismith...a Canadian...did not invent basketball while serving at the YMCA in Springfield, Mass....it was the Olmec tribe). A rubber ball was thrown through the hoop and the losers of the game were beheaded. Over 600 of these sport courts have been found in Mexico.
The second photo is of sacrificing stone that is about waist high. The heart of a human was placed in the middle as part of the sacrifice ritual; note the trench where blood would run down. The ancients had it right in one sense. Sin does demand a human sacrifice but it was the once for all sacrifice of Jesus Christ (God Himself) that satisfied God's need to punish our sin. Sadly, so many Mexican natives had been forced to die because of beliefs that led to these human sacrifical practices. Jesus voluntarily went to be sacrificed on our behalf.
The third picture is a small glimpse of the wealth found in Mesoamerica. Gold was, and still is, very abundant, as is seen in this display of jewelry and gold bars.
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