I will say that if it had continued I would have been certain of dying, but it lasted only a matter of three or four hours until we had gone a good way down the mountain and reached a more tolerable altitude. ” ​ — José de Acosta, from the book Natural and Moral History of the Indies.
Mõtlen, et kui olukord oleks jätkunud, oleksin olnud surmalaps, kuid see kestis vaid kolm - neli tundi, kuni olime laskunud tublisti allapoole ning jõudnud talutavamale kõrgusele. ” ( José de Acosta, raamatust „Natural and Moral History of the Indies ”)