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The Best Episodes of 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...

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  1. 10.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - Lalibela

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    After Arabia, our heroes set course for Africa. In pursuit of Ambrosius, the climb Lalibela, in Ethiopia. There, Esteban and Tao explore a church whose walls are covered with religious murals. To their shock, one of them depicts the pyramid of Mu being carries in a procession! But the church hides something else: a strange machine from Mu. Convinced this machine will provide them with a clue leading to the next city of gold, Tao is hesitant to leave, against the advice of Esteban who suspects a trap laid by Ambrosius. Rightly so...

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  2. 7.5/10(2 votes)

    #2 - The Great Condor

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    S1:E17

    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 of Gold will open. Estaban and Zia place their medallions in the statue and the mountain opens up to reveal the first City of Gold. Inside they discover a great bird, made of solid gold.

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  3. 7.5/10(2 votes)

    #3 - Maiden Flight of the Condor

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    S1:E18

    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 of the Condor, they try to make its mechanism work, using the Medallion of the Sun. Suddenly, the giant bird spreads its wings and takes flight.

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  4. 7.5/10(2 votes)

    #4 - The Nasca Plateau

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    S1:E19

    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.

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  5. 7.5/10(2 votes)

    #5 - The Jade Mask

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    S1:E23

    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 begins to glow. Suddenly the stone beams shoot out of the walls, ceiling and floor and trip them up.

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  6. 7.5/10(2 votes)

    #6 - The Lake of Gold

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    S1:E25

    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 all the treasure on the bottom. Mendoza foils their plan by breaking through the dam, flooding the village and allowing the children to escape.

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  8. 7.5/10(2 votes)

    #7 - The Forest of Statues

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    S1:E28

    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".

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  9. 7.5/10(2 votes)

    #8 - The Escape

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    S1:E30

    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 transplanting their cells to regenerate their elders, so they can become young again. With Mendoza's help, the children manage to escape.

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  10. 7.5/10(2 votes)

    #9 - The Reunion

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    S1:E33

    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 attack by the Olmecs. All the Mayan tribes unite to fight against the Olmecs.

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  11. 7.5/10(2 votes)

    #10 - The Olmec Machine

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    S1:E35

    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.

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  12. 7.5/10(2 votes)

    #11 - The City of Gold

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    S1:E37

    With Tao as a hostage, the Olmecs force Esteban and Zia to use their medallions to open the doors to the City of Gold.

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  13. 7.5/10(2 votes)

    #12 - End of the City of Gold

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    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 overheat. The High Priest of the Cities of Gold, who turns out to be Esteban's father, tries to shut it down using Tao's jar which is actually a control unit. But he could be too late.

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  14. 7.3/10(3 votes)

    #13 - Esteban, Child of the Sun

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    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 search in the New World. With the help of Mendoza, a mysterious man who claims to have rescued him as a baby, Esteban hides as a stowaway, aboard the Esperanza. As they are about to set sail, he meets a young Inca girl: Zia.

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  15. 7.3/10(3 votes)

    #14 - Heroes Again

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    S1:E3

    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.

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  16. 7.3/10(3 votes)

    #15 - The New Continent

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    S1:E8

    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 and try to make her tell them the way to the Cities of Gold, but Tao and Esteban help her to escape.

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  17. 7.3/10(3 votes)

    #16 - The End of the Solaris

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    S1:E9

    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 save Zia, and the friendly Inca people in the village, Tao blows up Gomez's ship, but sadly the Solaris is also destroyed.

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  18. 7.0/10(3 votes)

    #17 - Crossing the Atlantic

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    S1:E2

    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 wild seas and strong winds create terrible storms. Mendoza, the navigator, prepares to spend four days and nights at the wheel.

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  19. 7.0/10(3 votes)

    #18 - Adrift on the Endless Sea

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    S1:E4

    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, they're left in the middle of the ocean, with no provisions. But a seagull overhead guides them towards the closest shores, and they finally reach a small island.

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  20. 7.0/10(3 votes)

    #19 - The Abduction of Zia

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    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 a pistol, then snatches up Zia. Esteban gives chase. He discovers a curious house in a tree, where Zia is a prisoner. To Esteban's surprise, the mysterious shadow turns out to be a friendly boy of his own age, called Tao.

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  21. 7.0/10(3 votes)

    #20 - The Ship Solaris

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    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 knowledge, hidden in a temple on the island. Esteban and Zia want to use the ship to reach the mainland.

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  22. 7.0/10(3 votes)

    #21 - Secret of the Solaris

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    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 secret solar power boost, just in time. At last, they reach the new continent.

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  23. 7.0/10(3 votes)

    #22 - Secret of the Temple

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    S1:E10

    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 they meet the old priest, Pasha. To help them escape, the priest melts the pillar of ice that supports the temple roof, and it crashes down on top of him. The others just manage to get away.

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  24. 7.0/10(2 votes)

    #23 - Messengers of the Region

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    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 night, Esteban and the children escape. They find a secret underground passage and set off for the High Peak.

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  25. 7.0/10(2 votes)

    #24 - Secret of the Medallions

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    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 attackers, saving the fort. The three children leave the fort and at last reach the City of the High Peak, whose chief, Kraka, tells them that the medallions Esteban and Zia wear can open the doors of Sela, one of the Cities of Gold.

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  26. 7.0/10(2 votes)

    #25 - Mystery of the Parents

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    When Esteban arrives at the place called the High Peak, he meets an old man, Mayuka, who seems to know something about his parents.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Lalibela" is the best rated episode of "The Mysterious Cities of Gold". It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 12/2/2020. This episode scored 2.5 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Great Condor".