Conquistadors - Season 1 Episode 3 The Search for El Dorado
Episode three begins in Quito, Ecuador, and relates the amazing story of the 16-month Spanish expedition (1541-42), led by Gonzalo Pizarro, to find El Dorado, the mythical land of gold. Crossing the Andes with pack animals, Wood and his team hack a path through the forests, following in Pizarro's footsteps to the Coca river, where they build a balsa raft and sail down to the river Napo, following the route of the conquistadors. There, on Christmas day 1541, the Spanish expedition split, with 60 men under Francisco Orellana sailing (contrary to orders) all the way down the Amazon to the sea in a makeshift boat: an achievement that was "less of a journey, more of a miracle."
Year: 2000
Genre: Documentary
Country: United Kingdom, United States of America
Studio: BBC Two
Director:
Cast: Michael Wood
Crew:
First Air Date: Jan 01, 2000
Last Air date: Jan 22, 2000
Season: 1 Season
Episode: 4 Episode
Runtime: 50 minutes
IMDb: 10.00/10 by 1.00 users
Popularity: 0.6701
Language: English
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