Led by their king, Menator, the Olmecs seek an artefact called the "Great Legacy" in order to power their cryogenic systems, as well as samples of healthy cells from the children in order to combat their mutations and their sterility. They are highly intelligent but devious and selfish. They are short, thin and have pointed ears and enlarged frontal bones. The Olmecs do not appear to be human-or if they were once human, it is implied that they have horribly mutated from the fallout of the nuclear war that destroyed their ancestors. Only their elite were able to survive, suspended in cryogenic hibernation. The Olmecs are the descendants of survivors of the global war who hid under their mountain. Mendoza, Sancho and Pedro are motivated by their search for gold, though Mendoza appears to be genuinely fond of the three children. He possesses an encyclopedia about their lost technology and a mysterious jar which according to the legend, only the High Priest of the City of Gold can open and proves to be the Great Legacy's cooling or control rod system. She has a medallion just like the one Esteban carries. Zia also seeks her father, from whom she was taken when she was seven and brought to Spain as a gift to the princess. Esteban seems to have a magical ability to make the sun appear, which proves to be an invaluable asset throughout the series. This triggers an obsessive quest for the Cities of Gold on the part of the Spaniards Mendoza, Gomez, Gaspard and Francisco Pizarro.Įsteban seeks his long-lost father and is tied to Mendoza, who rescued Esteban from a sinking ship when he was a baby. Reminiscences of this ancient story are present in Inca legends written on golden quipu, which only Zia can read. Other elements of this technology turn up in unexpected places, like the Solaris in Tao's home island, Esteban's and Zia's medallions as keys to the Cities, or Tao's jar as an important piece of the Great Legacy.
#CITY OF SECRETS AND GOLD PORTABLE#
The Seven Cities of Gold hold copies of books in their "Universal Libraries" as well as powerful artefacts, including the "Great Legacy", a portable fusion reactor. Such a war did break out, destroying the Empires of Mu and Atlantis when they used the "Weapons of the Sun".
The Seven Cities of Gold were built by the Emperor of Hiva over fear of a global war which would destroy all civilization.
They are constantly pursued by antagonists Gomez and Gaspard, who are also in search of the Cities of Gold. They discover many lost technological wonders of the Mu Empire, including a solar-powered ship (the Solaris) and The Golden Condor, a huge solar-powered ornithopter (mechanical bird), capable of traveling considerable distances under the sun's power alone. The travellers encounter the Maya, Inca, and Olmecs during their journey.
#CITY OF SECRETS AND GOLD SERIES#
The series is a mix of ancient South American history, archaeology, and science fiction. They are joined on their quest by Zia, an Incan girl (who was kidnapped by Gomez, Gaspard, Perez and Mendoza), and Tao, the last descendant of the sunken empire of Mu ( Hiva in the English dub). In 1532 a Spanish orphan named Esteban joins Mendoza, a navigator, and his associates Sancho and Pedro, in their search for one of the Seven Cities of Gold in the New World, hoping to find his father. They dream of following the path of the setting sun that leads to El Dorado and the Mysterious Cities of Gold. They long to cross uncharted seas and discover unknown countries, to find secret gold on a mountain trail high in the Andes. The men, eager to seek their fortune, to find new adventures in new lands.
From all over Europe, great ships sail west to conquer the New World, the Americas.
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