These structures are dotted all around central Mesoamerica and forms of them exist even in regions inhabited by peoples who are not otherwise associated (linguistically, ethnically, material culture, etc) with Mesoamerica at all, like Puerto Rico.

It seems that even in ancient times, the one thing you could count on to get the party started at any local watering hole from the caribbean to Acapulco (with the notable apparent exception of Teotihuacán) was a cry of "GÓL!!!!"