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After his caretaker dies, Esteban, a mysterious boy rescued at sea as a baby, embarks on a voyage to the New World to find his real father.
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The ship Esperanza departs from Barcelona with Esteban, Mendoza, Zia, and the rest of the crew. After a long voyage across the Atlantic it arrives to the dangerous Strait of Magellan.
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Mendoza pilots the Esperanza through the Straits of Magellan, during which Esteban overhears a plot by Gaspard and Gomez to dispose of Mendoza once they have cleared the straits. Gaspard then challenges Mendoza to a duel.
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As the tornado destroys the ship, the officers run away on the only lifeboat, and Esteban, Zia, Mendoza, Sancho, and Pedro find themselves stranded on a raft in the middle of the ocean.
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The heroes are marooned on an island they think is deserted, until they discover it has one strange inhabitant.
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Mendoza and his men follow Esteban and Zia to the second island where Tao lives. With Tao's reluctant help they discover the ancient secret hidden inside the island.
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Esteban and his friends depart to South America on the Solaris. A danger lies in their path, but the Solaris is more powerful than it would seem.
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Our heroes arrive to South America, where they are caught by a ruthless Spanish governor, who wants Zia to help him find the Cities of Gold. Her only chance to save her people is to attempt a daring escape.
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Esteban and the others escape to the Solaris, but Gomez and his galleon appear. Tao learns that the solar sail can be used as a weapon, but Gomez soon returns and captures the Solaris. He offers to exchange the ship for Zia.
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The children set out to find Zia's home village, but to get there, they must go through a pass blocked by Pizarro's fortress. The children find an old priest named Pasha who helps guide them further, but Pizarro sets a trap for them.
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As the children continue toward Zia's village, they discover they are being followed by two strange men. Once there, Gomez threatens to feed Esteban and Tao to a nest of army ants unless Zia reveals the message of the golden quipu.
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Wayna and Kecha take the children to a stronghold called the Fort of the Black Eagle. Meanwhile, Mendoza, Pedro and Sancho arrive at Gomez's camp and Mendoza offers Gomez help in navigating the treacherous forbidden zone.
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At the City of the High Peak, Tao discovers a marker which bears a sun symbol similar to Esteban and Zia's medallions. Chief Kraka suggests that the children speak to Myuca, an old seer living on Machu Picchu who knows more about them.
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Tao figures out that the marker points the way to the first city of gold. Outside the Fort of the Black Eagle, Gomez reinforces his men with a cannon that will surely destroy the fort, but Mendoza steals it.
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Gomez's army attacks the Fort of the Black Eagle and Mendoza uses the stolen cannon against them, but knowing that Mendoza has a limited supply of ammo, Gomez pushes his assault. Tao buys some time to plan an escape.
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The children meet back with Mendoza and set out to find the first City of Gold, but they come under attack by a hostile tribe of giant men called the Urubus. They then find a girl named Lana, who takes them to her village at Lake Titicaca.
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On their way to Pachamama's mountain, the adventurers enter a desert where they encounter Koruka again. He explains that he was banished and warns them. He tells them to hide in the Valley of the Dead - a place where his people fear to go.
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The children examine the golden condor and Kokapetl finds a quipu which Zia translates: It says that a danger threatened the city and the people fled to the land of the Mayas. Mendoza realizes that the city is built atop an active volcano.
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The condor follows the setting sun and passes over the peculiar Nazca plateau which is covered with massive drawings that can only be seen from the air. Nearby, Spanish soldiers spot the golden bird and inform Governor Pizarro.
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The children fly back to the City of the High Peak where the seer Myuca tells them to find the Papacamayo of Puna, a priest who journeyed to the land of the Mayas in search of a magical fountain. Zia realizes that the man is her father.
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As the condor flies over the Amazon River, a storm appears and cuts off the sunlight causing the bird to lose power and crash into the jungle. Once down, the adventurers encounter a tribe of warrior women who take them prisoners.
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Amoro still demands a sacrifice and chooses a young servant girl named Morka. The children learn that Amoro uses a sacred "rain mask" to foretell storms, but Tao discovers that it is a barometer made with knowledge from the Hiva people.
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The condor malfunctions and lands in another ancient city. The ruins are abandoned, but Tao finds a statue of a mysterious winged serpent. When Pedro and Sancho try to steal a mysterious jade mask, they unwittingly activate a trap.
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The children return to the room with the hieroglyphs and Tao finds writing hidden inside the eyes of the jade mask which leads them to a secret burial chamber. Upon opening, they find a torn piece of manuscript written by the serpent god.
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The children find a lake fed by a fountain and Zia wonders if it is the one her father was searching for. They then are captured. Meanwhile, the Doctor and Marinche plot to poison the villagers' water supply and steal the treasures.
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Following the Serpent God's manuscript, the children continue their search for the cities of gold, but the evil Doctor, Marinche and their brute Tatiola are not far behind.
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Surviving the swamp, the adventurers discover a rock wall where winds howl through a narrow crack. Squeezing through, they come to a cave which leads to the second hidden city. While exploring, Zia is captured by the Doctor and Marinche.
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On the search for the forest of statues, the adventurers fashion a raft and head down a river that ends in a waterfall. They find the forest of statues and a hidden cave behind the waterfall that leads to the third city of the Serpent God.
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The adventurers find a mountain that emits a beam of energy and causes Tao's golden jar to glow, and inside they find the Olmecs, a race of goblin-like humanoids who harness the power of a giant crystal with advanced technology.
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The Olmecs capture Esteban and his friends again, and the Olmec commander brings the children before Menator. Mendoza, Pedro and Sancho are put to work in a sewage pit. Mendoza manages to overpower their guard and with the help of a girl.
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Chased down by the Olmecs, the group faces capture again, but the Olmecs are driven off by a band of Mayans led by Wynococha, Myena's husband-to-be. The Mayans take them to the Village of the New Sun where they are locked up.
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The Olmecs mount an attack against the Mayans, and Mendoza meets with Zia's father Papacamayo to lend assistance. Meanwhile, the children stumble upon two old acquaintances; Gaspard and Gomez. The two claim they no longer work for Pizarro.
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The children reunite with their friends, but Zia learns Papacamayo has been mortally wounded. On his deathbed, he tells the story of Pizarro invading his village and taking his daughter. He also reveals where to find the cities of gold.
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The Mayans continue to fight off the Olmecs with the children assisting from within the Condor. Gomez and Gaspard arrive and try to seize control of the Condor. Meanwhile, Mendoza helps the Mayans build siege towers and leads the charge.
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The children are again confronted by Gaspard and Gomez. Believing that the secrets of the cities of gold lie in the Olmec base, they force the children to lead the way inside. Once there, they encounter a trap by Menator.
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Menator takes Zia aboard his flying machine and targets the Mayan warriors with a heat ray. Esteban, Tao and Mendoza take flight in the Condor and chase after him. Esteban spots a hatch on top of the Olmec craft and makes a heroic leap.
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Esteban and Zia are found by a mysterious high priest who claims that the prophecy foretold of their coming - they bear the keys to the cities. Soon, the Olmecs arrive and threaten to kill Tao if they are not permitted into the cities.
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With the gates open, Kalmec tries to find the treasure in the temple but is stopped by the priest. He offers the solar unit willingly. When Kalmec removes the unit he sets off a security system that destroys the Olmec machine.
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Earthquakes shake the City of Gold, and the high priest warns that the Olmec reactor must be shut down or it will burn a hole straight into the Earth. To stop it, Tao's golden jar must be inserted into the device.
Zia
Tao
Pedro
Sancho
Narrator
Captain Gomez
Governor Pizarro
Lana
Esteban
Mendoza