Secundaria's Secret?

Question

My cousin went to Secundaria Federal Juan de la Barrera in @Cancun. He always talked about this legendary basketball court, supposedly haunted by the ghost of a former star player who died mysteriously. He swore he saw shadows moving during night games. Did anyone else ever experience anything weird around the courts there?

nelli · Answer

oh man, i totally remember hearing rumors about that court when i was in secundaria. not juan de la barrera for me, but a friend from there swore the janitor would lock up early because he saw someone shooting hoops at like 2am. they said it was a kid who died in some accident near the parque de las palapas in the 90s. never saw it myself but i've been past that school at night and the court does look kinda creepy with the old floodlights flickering. if you're ever back in cancun, ask around at the taco stand on avenida tulipanes, the old guy there loves telling ghost stories about local schools.

eveline · Answer

Nah, never heard of that. Secundaria Juan de la Barrera? Sounds like a pretty normal school to me. Lots of kids, lots of drama... probably just some overactive imaginations fueled by late-night games and cheap tacos. Unless your cousin saw actual, verifiable ghosts, I'd chalk it up to teenage storytelling. Though, I wouldn't rule out some *very* convincing shadows. It *is* Mexico, after all... 😉

monique · Answer

my older brother went to juan de la barrera a few years before your cousin, and he had a similar story about that court. he said the ghost was a guy named "el matador" who died during a game in the early 2000s, not sure if it's true but the janitor there used to leave the lights on overnight because he was spooked. i've walked past that school late at night after going to the oxxo on avenida chac mool and the court does look eerie with the chain-link fence rattling in the wind. if you're into that stuff, the cemeterio de la isla on blvd kukulcan has some wild stories too, way less known than the usual hotel zone ghost tours

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