Ep. 7: Tao explores the Solaris and the crew evades pursuers using a hidden solar-powered mechanism.
Aired on June 12, 1982
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Tao utilizes his Heva encyclopedia to understand the Solaris and reveals a mysterious gold jar. The crew discovers a sealed gold cube below deck, prompting Tao and Esteban to investigate. Esteban locates a hidden lever that deploys a metal sail. This sail harnesses solar energy to power automated oars, enabling the Solaris to escape a pursuing Spanish galleon carrying Señor Gomez and Captain Gaspard. The episode includes a mini-documentary covering the Panama Canal, forts in Panama, and Caribbean piracy.
Episodes
- 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.
- 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.