The Mysterious Cities of Gold

  • Premiered: Sep 1983
  • Episodes: 117
  • Followers: 19
  • Ended
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Season 1
1x1
Esteban, Child of the Sun
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Air date
Sep 28, 1983
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 be alive. So Esteban decides to begin his .. show full overview
1x2
Crossing the Atlantic
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Air date
Oct 05, 1983
The 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, where .. show full overview
1x3
Heroes Again
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Oct 12, 1983
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, the ship faces another trial of strength: it is in the grip of a hurricane.
1x4
Adrift on the Endless Sea
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Oct 19, 1983
Esteban 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 sharks, .. show full overview
1x5
The Abduction of Zia
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Oct 26, 1983
After 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 chart and .. show full overview
1x6
The Ship Solaris
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Nov 02, 1983
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 Solaris, which contains their ancient secret .. show full overview
1x7
Secret of the Solaris
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Nov 09, 1983
Gomez' 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 wonderful .. show full overview
1x8
The New Continent
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Nov 16, 1983
After 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 capture Zia .. show full overview
1x9
The End of the Solaris
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Nov 23, 1983
Esteban 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 to .. show full overview
1x10
Secret of the Temple
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Nov 30, 1983
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 take refuge in an underground temple, where .. show full overview
1x11
Messengers of the Region
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Dec 07, 1983
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 Gold lie beyond the High Mountain Peak. In the .. show full overview
1x12
Secret of the Medallions
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Dec 14, 1983
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 Tao devises a rocket flare that repels the .. show full overview
1x13
Mystery of the Parents
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Dec 21, 1983
When Esteban arrives at the place called the High Peak, he meets an old man, Mayuka, who seems to know something about his parents.
1x14
Esteban's Medallions
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Dec 28, 1983
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 be executed, Esteban comes to save them. But he .. show full overview
1x15
The Subterranean Secret
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Jan 04, 1984
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 fight back, but cannot stop the Spanish army who .. show full overview
1x16
The Urubus
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Jan 11, 1984
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 Urubus, a tribe of giants. Tao invents a .. show full overview
1x17
The Great Condor
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Jan 18, 1984
The 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 Cities .. show full overview
1x18
Maiden Flight of the Condor
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Jan 25, 1984
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 Cities are destroyed. Sheltering inside the body .. show full overview
1x19
The Nasca Plateau
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Feb 01, 1984
The 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, Esteban makes sure everyone escapes.
1x20
The Spaniards' Cannon
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Feb 08, 1984
The 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 stop .. show full overview
1x21
The Amazons
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Feb 15, 1984
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 Amazon warriors and taken to their temple, to be .. show full overview
1x22
The Mirror of the Moon
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Feb 22, 1984
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 who want to sacrifice them to their Rain God. .. show full overview
1x23
The Jade Mask
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Feb 29, 1984
In 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 mask .. show full overview
1x24
The Manuscript
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Mar 07, 1984
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 Cities of Gold. But almost immediately, .. show full overview
1x25
The Lake of Gold
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Mar 14, 1984
Esteban 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 get at .. show full overview
1x26
The Swamps
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Mar 21, 1984
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. Setting out to find this second city, Esteban and .. show full overview
1x27
The Doors of Night
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Mar 28, 1984
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, but is caught in a trap set into the floor of .. show full overview
1x28
The Forest of Statues
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Apr 04, 1984
After 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 manuscript which mentions a mountain known as "The Burning Shield".
1x29
The Burning Shield
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Apr 11, 1984
Having 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 again. So what will happen to them now?
1x30
The Escape
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Apr 18, 1984
Using 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 .. show full overview
1x31
The Village of the New Sun
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Apr 25, 1984
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 village, with the help of the Doctor and .. show full overview
1x32
Attack of the Olmecs
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May 02, 1984
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 Village of the New Sun, and mount a fierce attack. .. show full overview
1x33
The Reunion
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May 09, 1984
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 wounds, after defending the village against an .. show full overview
1x34
Revolt of the Mayas
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May 16, 1984
The 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 Condor, .. show full overview
1x35
The Olmec Machine
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May 23, 1984
Esteban 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 the Olmec underground temple.
1x36
Aerial Pursuit
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May 30, 1984
Esteban 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 is left behind, a prisoner.
1x37
The City of Gold
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Jun 06, 1984
With Tao as a hostage, the Olmecs force Esteban and Zia to use their medallions to open the doors to the City of Gold.
1x38
The Great Legacy
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Air date
Jun 13, 1984
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 the Sun Power Unit. However, the security .. show full overview
1x39 Season finale
End of the City of Gold
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Air date
Jun 20, 1984
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 expected and the Sun Power Unit begins to .. show full overview

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