Ep. 5: Pedro and Sancho encounter a disguised figure while Zia is taken by a native boy named Tao.
Aired on May 29, 1982
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During an island exploration, Pedro and Sancho meet a serpent-headed individual whom Zia claims is the Incan god Viracocha. That night, Esteban discovers the figure is merely a man in disguise and pursues him. The figure abducts Zia in a canoe, prompting Esteban to swim in pursuit. Esteban eventually washes up on a different island, where he discovers a village constructed within the branches of a massive tree. There, he reunites with Zia and meets the mysterious figure, who is revealed to be a native boy named Tao. The episode concludes with a mini-documentary segment focusing on the Galápagos Islands.
Episodes
- Ep. 1 · Esteban, Child of the Sun: An Orphan's Voyage to the New World
- Ep. 2 · Esteban and Zia face suspicion from the guard captain during the Atlantic crossing.
- Ep. 3 · Mendoza pilots Esperanza through Magellan Straits while overhearing a plot against him.
- Ep. 4 · Castaways build a raft after their ship breaks apart in a typhoon.
- Ep. 5 · Pedro and Sancho encounter a disguised figure while Zia is taken by a native boy named Tao.
- Ep. 6 · Esteban and Zia meet Tao, the last Heva, who reveals ancient secrets leading to the Solaris.
- Ep. 7 · Tao explores the Solaris and the crew evades pursuers using a hidden solar-powered mechanism.
- Ep. 8 · Esteban and friends captured by Pizarro's forces while Zia refuses to translate a golden quipu.
- Ep. 9 · Tao weaponizes the solar sail against Gomez and Pizarro while Zia negotiates her surrender.