Heading for the mountains of Pacha Mama Esteban and his friends come across Kuruga who has been wounded. He is laying on the ground, abandoned by his people because he failed in his attack on the village. Taking pity on him, the children give him their water. To thank them, Kuruga tells them that the Urubus are preparing to capture Zia, to offer her up as sacrifice to Pacha Mama. He advises them to escape through the Valley of the Dead where the Urubus never dare to go. The little group crosses the valley with difficulty but manages to escape from the clutches of the Urubus. As night is falling on the Andes, Esteban suddenly notices a bright light in the sky. He is sure that it must be the star of Kogolite. According to the words of the Wise Man of the Old Peak "You must place the two medallions of the sun there, where the Sun God crosses Kogolite. The moment the two medallions leave the Moon Goddess and are placed on the chest of the Goddess of the Earth, the gate of the City of Gold will open". Finding a statue of the goddess Pacha Mama, exactly where it was indicated, Zia and Esteban lay their pendants on the chest of the statue and the wall opens. Behind, the friends see a temple where they notice a sun emblem identical to the one on the pendants. Esteban draws out the central section and a beam of bright light shines from the heart of the blazon. A giant condor of solid gold rises up in the middle of the temple. Our friends look on amazed.
—Anonymous