online-124 This is not only entertaining but educational as well without the kids knowing!The cartoon was very entertaining and right at the end contained a 3 minute mini documentary of what you just saw of the real facts about their travels.Kids today only see random crap, but back in the 70's and 80's animations were fantastic. I saw this on our ABC on the afternoon after school and was good then and better now!If you have kids you should get a copy!Definitely worth watching and great to FINALLY see it on DVD!!

best4023 This series was even translated into Swedish and ran on Swedish cable during the late 80's.Its about a Spanish orphan called Estoban, who meets a man who claim to be the one who saved him from his drowning fathers arms in a shipwreck on a voyage to the new world and the mysterious cities of gold. He also tells Estoban that his father had been to these cities, and that the medallion Estoban is the matching half of the one he is bearing himself (he split it when he saved Estoban who was only in infant at the time), and that it carries the secrets, perhaps even to the fate of his father.This is the reason for Estoban to go on a ship to the new world and meet new friends and race the Spanish authorities for the cities of gold, as well as he is trying to figure out the fate of his lost father.on his journey he teams up with a local Inca girl, and a boy who is the last of a lost hi-tech-civilization.At the end of each episode there was some piece of trivia to the old cultures of south America and/or the Spanish voyages related to the conquering of the Inca empire.*** spoiler***In my opinion it gets a little out of hand at the end of the series, when they introduce a culture called "the Omecks" an alien-like race that dwell in the ruins if lost Inca cities and kind of take some of their legacy, but they still play an important part of the story.

Keep_Searching I watched that cartoon when I was a kid.I remember that it was very nice.As it was a long time ago I had forgotten most of the plot and the characters. Some months ago a local TV channel aired "The Mysterious Cities of Gold" .In spite of not being a 5-year old kid anymore I sat in front of the TV in order to watch it again.And I really enjoyed it!It is a masterpiece in the animation genre-a cartoon with an exciting plot,memorable characters and terrific music.Moreover,it takes place at an interesting historical period-the conquest of South America. Most characters in cartoons are rather flat.But here all the characters are intriguing-especially the Spanish navigator Mendosa who is both greedy and kind-hearted.The kids Esteban,Zia and Tao are really nice.The villains also have their charm. Hardly any other cartoon has better music score.Not only the starting song "Children of the sun" but all the other melodies are stunning. So,if some TV channels in your countries air this cartoon,don't hesitate at all-take your seats in front of the TV and explore the mysterious cities of gold where adventures never end-as well as our enjoyment!

dootuss This show is easily a childhood memory for me. I recall watching this on Nickelodeon back in the 80's. Everything about this show was simply breathtaking. From the characters, to the storylines etc. I thought the Golden Condor was a cool ship too. I even recall dreaming about riding in it with Esteban and company! From what I hear from many, this show was supposed to be rather intense, but it was edited for Nickelodeon. Still, it was a pretty deep show at that time for Nickelodeon. The folks who made this show also did other wonderful 80's toons like "Ulysse 31", and "Spartacus"(Another show I watched on Nick). I hope they put this on DVD here soon, because I would love to see it again since it's been nearly 15 years since I last watched it.This show gets a perfect 10!