He said in other countries national sports, such as pelota, had been promoted in this way.

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The discovery of the three playing fields brings the number of pelota courts uncovered in Tajin to 20.

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In addition to Bar Gernika, it includes a Basque cultural centre, a museum, a pelota court and a preserved boarding house.

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Gimme the ball, la pelota, the face in the bus said.

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Tajin is therefore also known as the "city of pelota".

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In Idaho and Nevada, many cities hold annual Basque festivals with traditional sporting contests weight-carrying, wood-chopping, sheep-hooking and pelota (similar to jai-alai in America) as well as dancing exhibitions, Basque-language Catholic masses and bread-baking contests.

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