Trinidad

Of these people those that dwell vpon the branches of Orenoque called Capuri and Macureo, are for the most part Carpenters of Canoas, for they make the most and fairest houses, and sell them into Guiana for gold, and into Trinedado for Tobacco, in the excessiue taking whereof, they exceede all nations, and notwithstanding the moistnes of the aire in which they liue, the hardnes of their diet, and the great labors they suffer to hunt, fish, and foule for their liuing, in all my life either in the Indies or in Europe did I neuer behold a more goodlie or better fauoured people, or a more manlie.

Of these people, those who live on the branches of the Orinoco called Capuri and Macureo are mostly builders of canoes. They make the most and finest houses, and sell them into Guiana for gold, and into Trinidad for tobacco, in the excessive use of which they outdo all nations. They live in damp air, their diet is hard, and they endure great labor to hunt, fish, and fowl for their living. And yet in all my life, either in the Indies or in Europe, I never saw a more handsome or better-looking people, or a more manly one.