The Road to El Dorado is an animated film by DreamWorks SKG released in 2000. The soundtrack features songs by Elton John.

The movie takes place in 16th century (1519) Spain, and tells about two men named Tulio and Miguel. During a game of dice in Spain, they manage to win a map that purportadly shows the location of the legendary city of Gold in the New World. However, their cheating is soon discovered and as a result, they end up as stowaways on Cortez's fleet to Conquer Mexico. They are discovered, but manage to escape in a boat with Cortez's prize war horse and eventually discover the hidden city.

El Dorado is protrayed as a Utopian civilization that combines facets of the Aztecs, Mayas and Incas.

External links