The story is about two swindlers who get their hands on a map to the fabled city of gold, El Dorado, while pulling off some sort of scam. Their plan goes bad and the rogues end up lost at sea ...
Our obsession with gold spans many eras and nationalities. Our lust for this shiny metal gave rise to the myth of El Dorado, a lost city of gold waiting to be discovered by adventurous conquerors.