

The Mysterious Cities of Gold
The adventures of a young Spanish boy named Esteban who joins a voyage to the New World in search of the lost Cities of Gold and his father.
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1.Esteban, Child of the Sun
7.329-06-198227mFather Rodriguez, who has looked after Esteban since he was a baby, tells him a great secret on his deathbed: somewhere his father may still be alive. So Esteban decides to begin h...

2.Crossing the Atlantic
7.006-07-198228mThe two children, Esteban and Zia, find out that they both wear the same strange medallion. The Esperanza crosses the Atlantic and nears the entrance of the Straits of Magellan, wh...

3.Heroes Again
7.313-07-198227mBuffeted by a fierce wind and a wild sea, the Esperanza manages to sail through the Straits of Magellan, under Mendoza's guidance. But now, the ship faces another trial of strength...

4.Adrift on the Endless Sea
7.020-07-198229mEsteban and his friends barely cross through the terrible Straits of Magellan before their ship, the Esperanza, sinks in a storm. Tossed around on a small raft and attacked by shar...

5.The Abduction of Zia
7.027-07-198227mAfter a dangerous journey, Esteban and his friends are washed up on a mysterious island. That night, a shadowy figure comes creeping towards them. Silently, the figure steals a cha...

6.The Ship Solaris
7.003-08-198226mOn a small island among the Galapagos, Esteban and Zia find a young boy living all alone: Tao. His ancestors left a magnificent ship, the Solaris, which contains their ancient secr...

7.Secret of the Solaris
7.024-08-198227mGomez' Spanish galleon overtakes and attacks the Solaris, the sun-powered ship on which the children are travelling. They manage to outrun the Spanish ship when Tao discovers a won...

8.The New Continent
7.331-08-198226mAfter many adventures, Esteban and his friends finally set foot on the new continent. But there, they meet the soldiers of Governor Pizarro, men who think only of gold. They captur...

9.The End of the Solaris
7.307-09-198227mEsteban and his companions escape from Pizarro, but their fabulous ship, the Solaris, is taken by Gaspard and Gomez. They offer to exchange the ship for Zia, and her secret. Trying...

10.Secret of the Temple
7.014-09-198227mEsteban and his friends are on their way to Zia's village, when they are surrounded by Spanish soldiers. The children manage to escape, and take refuge in an underground temple, wh...

11.Messengers of the Region
7.021-09-198227mGomez captures the children and forces Zia to reveal the secret of the Golden Quipu. It is an Inca message which reveals that the Cities of Gold lie beyond the High Mountain Peak....

12.Secret of the Medallions
7.028-09-198227mThe Spanish army follow Esteban and his friends to the Fort of the Black Eagle. Under cover of darkness, the Spaniards attack the fort, but Tao devises a rocket flare that repels t...

13.Mystery of the Parents
7.005-10-198227mWhen Esteban arrives at the place called the High Peak, he meets an old man, Mayuka, who seems to know something about his parents.

14.Esteban's Medallions
7.012-10-198227mMendoza steals the Spanish army's cannon in order to win the trust of the Indians, but his plan fails. As the three Spaniards are about to be executed, Esteban comes to save them....

15.The Subterranean Secret
7.026-10-198227mGomez and his soldiers attack the Fort of the Black Eagle to try to recapture the cannon Mendoza had stolen. Mendoza uses the cannon to fight back, but cannot stop the Spanish army...

16.The Urubus
7.009-11-198227mSearching for the Cities of Gold, Esteban and his friends cross a high plateau up in the Andes. Near Lake Titicaca, they are attacked by the Urubus, a tribe of giants. Tao invents...

17.The Great Condor
7.516-11-198227mThe setting sunlight leads Esteban and his friends to the statue of the earth goddess, Pachamama. The legend goes that when Pachamama takes the sun in her arms, the Gates to the Ci...

18.Maiden Flight of the Condor
7.523-11-198227mInside the first City of Gold, Esteban finds a great Golden Condor. When the volcano on which the Cities are built begins to erupt, the Cities are destroyed. Sheltering inside the...

19.The Nasca Plateau
7.530-11-198227mThe great Golden Condor, carrying Esteban and his friends away from Pachamama and the erupting volcano, lands in the desert at Nazca. But when Pizarro and his soldiers arrive, Este...

20.The Spaniards' Cannon
7.007-12-198227mThe Golden Condor carries Esteban and his companions to the High Peak, where they encounter the Spanish forces, armed with their cannon. With the help of the Golden Condor, they st...

21.The Amazons
7.014-12-198227mThe group head for the land of the Mayas, on board the Golden Condor, when they are forced to land in the jungle. They are captured by Amazon warriors and taken to their temple, to...

22.The Mirror of the Moon
7.021-12-198227mEsteban and his friends on board the Golden Condor have to make a forced landing in the jungle, where they're captured by Amazon warriors who want to sacrifice them to their Rain G...

23.The Jade Mask
7.511-01-198327mIn the jungle, Esteban and his friends discover some ruins, deserted temples and pyramids. In one of the temples, Pedro and Sancho try to remove a jade mask from the wall when the...

24.The Manuscript
7.018-01-198327mAfter solving the secret of the green jade mask, Esteban and his friends find a manuscript which seems to hold the key to the whereabouts of the Cities of Gold. But almost immediat...

25.The Lake of Gold
7.525-01-198327mEsteban and his friends are captured by Indians who wanted to sacrifice them to purify their sacred lake of gold. Marinche and Doctor Laguerra try to poison the lake so they could...

26.The Swamps
7.015-02-198327mThe Serpent God of the Mayas was said to have crossed the mountains to build a new city in the east, among the swamps of the Rain God. Setting out to find this second city, Esteban...

27.The Doors of Night
7.022-02-198327mEsteban and his friends find the second City of Gold, but they are captured by Marinche and the Doctor. The Doctor finds a new manuscript, but is caught in a trap set into the floo...

28.The Forest of Statues
7.501-03-198327mAfter much travelling and many adventures, Esteban and his friends finally discover the third temple built deep inside an enormous cave. A golden statue is holding a third manuscri...

29.The Burning Shield
7.008-03-198327mHaving found the Burning Shield, Esteban and his friends fall into the hands of the mysterious Olmecs, who possess very advanced technology. They escape from them, but are captured...

30.The Escape
7.515-03-198325mUsing their advanced technology, the Olmecs are able to collect energy from the heat of the sun, and from deep inside the Earth. They capture Esteban, Tao and Zia, intent on transp...

31.The Village of the New Sun
7.005-04-198327mEsteban and his friends are guests at the Village of the New Sun. But the Olmecs have found the Golden Condor, and prepare to attack the village, with the help of the Doctor and Ma...

32.Attack of the Olmecs
7.012-04-198327mWith the help of Gomez and Gaspard, Esteban and his friends succeed in getting the Golden Condor to fly. But the Olmecs find the Indian Village of the New Sun, and mount a fierce a...

33.The Reunion
7.519-04-198327mIn the Indian Village of the New Sun, Zia at last finds her father, Papacamayo. But her happiness is short-lived, when he dies from his wounds, after defending the village against...

34.Revolt of the Mayas
7.026-04-198327mThe Mayan people arm themselves and attack the Olmecs, who have been tyrannising them for years. A fierce battle takes place near the entrance to the Olmec base. From the Golden Co...

35.The Olmec Machine
7.510-05-198327mEsteban and his friends manage to find their way into the Olmec base. But Kalmec discovers them, and takes Zia prisoner. Suddenly, a gigantic war machine rushes up from deep inside...

36.Aerial Pursuit
7.017-05-198327mEsteban flies the Golden Condor against the terrible Olmec war machine, to try to rescue Zia. Tao and Esteban manage to leap onto the machine in mid-air, and Zia is saved. But Tao...

37.The City of Gold
7.524-05-198327mWith Tao as a hostage, the Olmecs force Esteban and Zia to use their medallions to open the doors to the City of Gold.

38.The Great Legacy
7.031-05-198327mAfter wounding the High Priest of the Cities of Gold, Kalmec steals the Great Treasure, a concentrated source of the sun's power also called the Sun Power Unit. However, the securi...

39.End of the City of Gold
7.507-06-198327mThe Olmecs place the Sun Power Unit at the bottom of their sunlight collecting crystal and activate it. However, the unit does not behave as expected and the Sun Power Unit begins...
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