It was so wonderful that I do not know how to describe this first glimpse of things never heard of, seen or dreamed of before.

Among these temples there is one which far surpasses all the rest, whose grandeur of architectural details no human tongue is able to describe; for within its precincts, surrounded by a lofty wall, there is room enough for a town of five hundred families.

The priests are debarred from female society, nor is any woman permitted to enter the religious houses.

Chocolate is the divine drink which builds up resistance and fights fatigue. A cup of this precious drink permits a man to walk for a whole day without food.

They no longer had nor could find any arrows, javelins or stones with which to attack us.

It was so wonderful that I do not know how to describe this first glimpse of things never heard of, seen or dreamed of before.

An abundant supply of excellent water, forming a volume equal in bulk to the human body, is conveyed by one of these pipes, and distributed about the city, where it is used by the inhabitants for drink and other purposes.