Mr. Arguello, school director, must take care of Cata, a 14-year-old student, injured in a lake, while waiting for her parents to arrive. During the wait the most important story of their lives will unravel.

Construction worker Tad wants to be a famous archaeologist. He gets a chance to look for a lost Inca city in Peru, where the gold was hidden. He meets the professor's cute daughter/assistant. Villains chase them.