The Mysterious Cities of Gold - Season 1
Run Time: 28 mins
Air Date: Tue, 29 Jun 1982
Average Rating: ⭐ 7.8 (79 votes)
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Esteban, Child of the Sun
Season 1 - Episode 1
Father Rodriguez, who has looked after Esteban since he was a baby, tells him a great secret on his deathbed: somewhere his father may still...
Crossing the Atlantic
Season 1 - Episode 2
The two children, Esteban and Zia, find out that they both wear the same strange medallion. The Esperanza crosses the Atlantic and nears the...
Heroes Again
Season 1 - Episode 3
Buffeted by a fierce wind and a wild sea, the Esperanza manages to sail through the Straits of Magellan, under Mendoza's guidance. But now, ...
Adrift on the Endless Sea
Season 1 - Episode 4
Esteban and his friends barely cross through the terrible Straits of Magellan before their ship, the Esperanza, sinks in a storm. Tossed aro...
The Abduction of Zia
Season 1 - Episode 5
After a dangerous journey, Esteban and his friends are washed up on a mysterious island. That night, a shadowy figure comes creeping towards...
The Ship Solaris
Season 1 - Episode 6
On a small island among the Galapagos, Esteban and Zia find a young boy living all alone: Tao. His ancestors left a magnificent ship, the So...
Secret of the Solaris
Season 1 - Episode 7
Gomez' Spanish galleon overtakes and attacks the Solaris, the sun-powered ship on which the children are travelling. They manage to outrun t...
The New Continent
Season 1 - Episode 8
After many adventures, Esteban and his friends finally set foot on the new continent. But there, they meet the soldiers of Governor Pizarro,...
The End of the Solaris
Season 1 - Episode 9
Esteban and his companions escape from Pizarro, but their fabulous ship, the Solaris, is taken by Gaspard and Gomez. They offer to exchange ...
Secret of the Temple
Season 1 - Episode 10
Esteban and his friends are on their way to Zia's village, when they are surrounded by Spanish soldiers. The children manage to escape, and ...
Messengers of the Region
Season 1 - Episode 11
Gomez 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 ...
Secret of the Medallions
Season 1 - Episode 12
The Spanish army follow Esteban and his friends to the Fort of the Black Eagle. Under cover of darkness, the Spaniards attack the fort, but ...
Mystery of the Parents
Season 1 - Episode 13
When Esteban arrives at the place called the High Peak, he meets an old man, Mayuka, who seems to know something about his parents.
Esteban's Medallions
Season 1 - Episode 14
Mendoza 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 b...
The Subterranean Secret
Season 1 - Episode 15
Gomez and his soldiers attack the Fort of the Black Eagle to try to recapture the cannon Mendoza had stolen. Mendoza uses the cannon to figh...
The Urubus
Season 1 - Episode 16
Searching 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...
The Great Condor
Season 1 - Episode 17
The setting sunlight leads Esteban and his friends to the statue of the earth goddess, Pachamama. The legend goes that when Pachamama takes ...
Maiden Flight of the Condor
Season 1 - Episode 18
Inside the first City of Gold, Esteban finds a great Golden Condor. When the volcano on which the Cities are built begins to erupt, the Citi...
The Nasca Plateau
Season 1 - Episode 19
The great Golden Condor, carrying Esteban and his friends away from Pachamama and the erupting volcano, lands in the desert at Nazca. But wh...
The Spaniards' Cannon
Season 1 - Episode 20
The Golden Condor carries Esteban and his companions to the High Peak, where they encounter the Spanish forces, armed with their cannon. Wit...
The Amazons
Season 1 - Episode 21
The 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 Amazo...
The Mirror of the Moon
Season 1 - Episode 22
Esteban and his friends on board the Golden Condor have to make a forced landing in the jungle, where they're captured by Amazon warriors wh...
The Jade Mask
Season 1 - Episode 23
In the jungle, Esteban and his friends discover some ruins, deserted temples and pyramids. In one of the temples, Pedro and Sancho try to re...
The Manuscript
Season 1 - Episode 24
After 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 Lake of Gold
Season 1 - Episode 25
Esteban and his friends are captured by Indians who wanted to sacrifice them to purify their sacred lake of gold. Marinche and Doctor Laguer...
The Swamps
Season 1 - Episode 26
The 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. Setti...
The Doors of Night
Season 1 - Episode 27
Esteban and his friends find the second City of Gold, but they are captured by Marinche and the Doctor. The Doctor finds a new manuscript, b...
The Forest of Statues
Season 1 - Episode 28
After much travelling and many adventures, Esteban and his friends finally discover the third temple built deep inside an enormous cave. A g...
The Burning Shield
Season 1 - Episode 29
Having found the Burning Shield, Esteban and his friends fall into the hands of the mysterious Olmecs, who possess very advanced technology....
The Escape
Season 1 - Episode 30
Using their advanced technology, the Olmecs are able to collect energy from the heat of the sun, and from deep inside the Earth. They captur...
The Village of the New Sun
Season 1 - Episode 31
Esteban 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 vil...
Attack of the Olmecs
Season 1 - Episode 32
With the help of Gomez and Gaspard, Esteban and his friends succeed in getting the Golden Condor to fly. But the Olmecs find the Indian Vill...
The Reunion
Season 1 - Episode 33
In 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 woun...
Revolt of the Mayas
Season 1 - Episode 34
The Mayan people arm themselves and attack the Olmecs, who have been tyrannising them for years. A fierce battle takes place near the entran...
The Olmec Machine
Season 1 - Episode 35
Esteban and his friends manage to find their way into the Olmec base. But Kalmec discovers them, and takes Zia prisoner. Suddenly, a giganti...
Aerial Pursuit
Season 1 - Episode 36
Esteban flies the Golden Condor against the terrible Olmec war machine, to try to rescue Zia. Tao and Esteban manage to leap onto the machin...
The City of Gold
Season 1 - Episode 37
With Tao as a hostage, the Olmecs force Esteban and Zia to use their medallions to open the doors to the City of Gold.
The Great Legacy
Season 1 - Episode 38
After wounding the High Priest of the Cities of Gold, Kalmec steals the Great Treasure, a concentrated source of the sun's power also called...
End of the City of Gold
Season 1 - Episode 39
The Olmecs place the Sun Power Unit at the bottom of their sunlight collecting crystal and activate it. However, the unit does not behave as...