The lost world of El Dorado

Description

In the early decades of the 16th century, countless Spanish adventurers crossed the Atlantic to South America , in pursuit of the riches of the new world. Their quest was fueled by a strange rumor, of a kingdom of gold, called El Dorado. The search for it, led pioneers deep into the jungles and high into the mountains of the unexplored continent, into contact with worlds that would amaze, and appall them. This program seeks to follow in the footsteps of those early explorers. It's an investigation to discover new evidence about El Dorado. A quest to unearth the truth, behind the legendry kingdom of gold.

Runtime

50 min

Creator

Judd, Graham

Subjects

Geography

Genre

Date of Publication

1998

Database

Alexander Street

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