The Mysterious Cities Of Gold - Complete 6 Disk Box Set (2008) [

The Mysterious Cities of Gold
All 39 Episodes and DVD extras.
Ripped from The 6 Disk Box Set.

In the year 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 are joined on their quest by Zia, an Incan girl, and
Tao, the last descendant of the sunken empire of Mu (Hiva in the
English dub).

The series is a mix of ancient South American history, archaeology,
and science fiction. The travellers encounter the Mayans, Inca, and
Olmecs during their journey. 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 would-be ornithopter
(mechanical bird), capable of traveling considerable distances under
the sun's power alone. They are constantly pursued by antagonists Gomez
and Gaspard, who are also in search of the Cities of Gold.

The Seven Cities of Gold were built by the Emperor of Mu over fear of
a global war which would destroy all civilization. Such a war did break
out, destroying the Empires of Mu and Atlantis when they used the Weapons
of the Sun (implied to be thermonuclear weapons). The Seven Cities of Gold
hold copies of books in their Universal Libraries as well as powerful
artifacts, including the Great Legacy, a portable fusion reactor. 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.