Ep. 13: Tao finds a sun symbol marker leading to a seer who recounts a tale of forbidden love and divine punishment.
Aired on July 24, 1982
13
In the City of the High Peak, Tao locates a marker featuring a sun symbol resembling the medallions of Esteban and Zia. Chief Kraka advises the children to consult Myuca, an elderly seer residing on Machu Picchu, regarding these artifacts. Myuca shares a legend about a white man from across the ocean who wed an Incan priestess. Their union angered the sun god Inti, causing darkness and leading villagers to sacrifice the priestess while banishing the man and child to the sea. Esteban considers whether this story concerns his parents. The episode concludes with a mini-documentary focusing on Andean music and musical instruments.
Episodes
- Ep. 9 · Tao weaponizes the solar sail against Gomez and Pizarro while Zia negotiates her surrender.
- Ep. 10 · Children navigate a fortress-guarded pass to reach Zia's village, encountering an old priest named Pasha.
- Ep. 11 · Children pursued by panther-clad men find Zia's village abandoned and face Gomez's army ants.
- Ep. 12 · Wayna leads children to Black Eagle Fort while Mendoza betrays them to Gomez.
- Ep. 13 · Tao finds a sun symbol marker leading to a seer who recounts a tale of forbidden love and divine punishment.
- Ep. 14 · Esteban's Medallion
- Ep. 15 · Inca defenders use improvised weapons to escape a besieged fort and evade pursuing soldiers.
- Ep. 16 · Children encounter giant Urubus tribe and seek Lake Titicaca village after rescue mission.
- Ep. 17 · The adventurers face Koruka's warning and find a golden condor in Pachamama's valley.