Ep. 36: Esteban and Tao board Menator's flying machine to rescue Zia from the Olmec warriors.
Aired on January 15, 1983

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Menator abducts Zia using a flying machine equipped with a heat ray aimed at Mayan warriors. Esteban, Tao, and Mendoza pursue in the Condor, but Mendoza crashes the aircraft into the jungle after Esteban and Tao leap onto the Olmec craft. The Olmec soldiers exit to search for survivors, allowing Esteban and Tao to infiltrate and defeat the pilots. Tao takes control of the machine while Esteban attempts to free Zia. They fly over a lake, where Esteban breaks a window, enabling both him and Zia to jump into the water for their escape. The episode concludes with a brief documentary segment regarding Aztec pyramids, temples, and human sacrifice practices.
Episodes
- Ep. 32 · Olmecs attack Mayans while children reunite with former Pizarro agents to save the Condor
- Ep. 33 · Zia visits dying Papacamayo who reveals gold cities location and Olmec threat
- Ep. 34 · Mayans fight Olmecs while Gomez and Gaspard attempt to seize the Condor.
- Ep. 35 · The children face Gaspard and Gomez at the Olmec base while Menator traps them.
- Ep. 36 · Esteban and Tao board Menator's flying machine to rescue Zia from the Olmec warriors.
- Ep. 37 · Esteban and Zia reach the island and face the golden-masked priest who guards the ancient secrets.
- Ep. 38 · Menator's machine destroys gates while Kalmec steals solar unit and kills priest.
- Ep. 39 · The City of Gold collapses as Kalmec sacrifices himself to stop the reactor meltdown.