Episode
Expedition Unknown: The Quest for El Dorado
Overview
Josh Gates treks deep into Colombia's deadly jungle to unravel the El Dorado myth and retrace the steps of Spanish conquistadors. Josh meets with the tribe who inspired the legend of a city of gold and unearths their treasure in a surprising location.
Details
- Series
- Expedition Unknown
- Season
- Season 10
- Episode
- Episode 4
- Air date
- 2021-08-11
- Runtime
- 60 min
Episode context
The Quest for El Dorado is Episode 4 in Season 10 of Expedition Unknown. It aired on 2021-08-11. The runtime is 60 min.
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Episode 3: Ransom in the Sky
With brand-new evidence Josh looks to finally crack the DB Cooper case, America's only unsolved skyjacking. A deathbed confession and cutting-edge forensics have Josh hot on the trail of the $200,000 ransom that's never been recovered.
Episode 5: Uncovering the Golden City
The hunt for El Dorado is Josh's most grueling journey ever and one of the crew tumbles into a raging river. When cutting-edge aerial scans reveal a lost city, they push into the jungle to uncover El Dorado and the gold that comes with it.
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