"The houses in this land are made of mud and straw, and they are very small. I had to bend over to enter them."

"They are a people who do not know how to fight, and they are a cowardly people."

"The women of this land are very beautiful, but they paint their faces with a white paste that makes them look like ghosts."

"The people of this city are all black, and their teeth are white, and their women are very beautiful."

"The inhabitants of this country are all polytheists, and they worship idols. They have a temple where they perform their rites."