overhears Tulio telling Chel that he would like her to come with them to Spain, before adding he

would like her to come with specifically him and to forget Miguel – straining the relationship between
the two. At a party being thrown for them, Miguel and Tulio begin to argue about Tulio and Chel's
conversation and Miguel's desire to stay when Tzekel-Kan conjures a giant stone jaguar to chase
them throughout the city. Tulio and Miguel manage to outwit the jaguar, causing it and Tzekel-Kan to
fall into a giant whirlpool, thought by the natives to be the entrance to Xibalba, the spirit world.
Tzekel-Kan then surfaces in the jungle, where he encounters Cortés and his men. Believing Cortés
to be the real god, Tzekel-Kan offers to lead him to El Dorado.
Miguel decides to stay in the city while Tulio and Chel board the completed boat, before they see
smoke on the horizon and realize Cortés is approaching. Knowing what will happen if Cortés
discovers the city, Tulio suggests using the boat to ram the rock pillars under the waterfall and block
the main entrance to the city, despite knowing they will lose the gold in the process. The plan
succeeds with the citizens pulling over a statue in the boat's wake to give it enough speed. As the
statue starts to fall too quickly, Tulio has difficulty in preparing the boat's sail. Forfeiting his ability to
stay in the city, Miguel and Altivo jump onto the boat to unfurl the sails, assuring the boat clears the
statue in time. The group successfully crashes against the pillars, causing a cave-in, while losing all
their gifts in the process. They hide near the totem just as Cortés' men and Tzekel-Kan arrive. When
they find the entrance blocked, Cortés brands Tzekel-Kan a liar and leaves away by taking him as a
slave. Tulio and Miguel, though disappointed they lost the gold (unaware that Altivo still wears the
golden horseshoes with which he was outfitted in El Dorado), have appreciated