Uncharted 1: The Search for El Dorado part 1 - Chapter 2 walkthrough Uncharted Drakes Fortune guide, walkthrough

Last update: 15 April 2020

This page of our guide to Uncharted: Drake's Fortune contains a detailed description of the first part of Chapter 2 - The Search for El Dorado. The heroes must travel through the jungle and ruins. There are some simple environmental puzzles to solve along the way. In this chapter you will also start to come across first collectibles / treasures.

Nathan and Sullivan went to the jungle to look for El Dorado. The hero simply ran ahead, holding on to the left bank of the brook, until he reached a large rock which blocked the path. [1] On the other side there was a treasure - Nathan climbed on the rock (Cross button) and jumped down at its end. This is how we found the Silver Mosaic Inca Earring. [2]

The next part of the road was straightforward - we ran ahead and pass a picturesque waterfall, from which the path turned right into a narrow ravine. [1] We reached an open outdoor area with three columns overgrown with bushes - signs of civilization. Drake immediately turned left, passing the columns on his right. He reached the shaded rock shelf, and then climbed over it. [2]

Being at the very top, the hero turned towards the columns and jumped on the shelf. [1] From there he jumped on another rocky ledge and climbed on the fallen column. From the end of the column, he reached one of the three standing columns - both explorers noticed strange place in the ground at the bottom. It had to be moved somehow - the boulder on the structure which was opposite to Drake was perfect for this task [2].

Before Nathan went to get the stone, he decided to check the column on the left. [1] Although it seemed as if there was nothing on it, something flashed behind a tree, among the grass. That's how we found the Jeweled Silver Monkey.[2]

After collecting the second treasure, we had to go back to the stone. To get to it we had to make a few jumps - first on the right-most column, and from there to the rock shelf. While approaching this jump, a piece of the ground has collapsed and our hero has slipped. [1] On the other side, Drake was forced to hang on the edge (Circle) and move left while hanging on it. The structure was heavily deteriorated and had many gaps - Drake flexibly jumped between them. At the end of the shelf the hero jumped on the opposite stone building and climbed to the top of it. [2]

Now, all we had to do was to push down the boulder (Triangle) and unlock the passageway. [1] In the dungeon, we ran down ahead until we reached a large cavernous hall. It turned out that the Spaniards had already visited the place several hundred years ago. Sully and Nate had a little chat and we moved on until we reached the abyss. Before we thought about what to do next, Drake sensed the treasure - standing in front of the precipice it was enough to turn left and move along it. At the end, completely in the corner, there was a Decorated Gold Ring. [2]

We had to cross the chasm somehow. On the other side of the chasm we could see an explosive barrel - we shot at it and the destroyed column had opened a path over the abyss. [1] Then we ran into a door with a chain opening mechanism on the left. Nathan tried to activate the mechanism, but it turned out that it was not enough to pull it - we also had to hold it. Sully offered his help and Nate slipped through the door. [2]

On the other side of the door the old man got tired and had to be relieved of his burden. So, Nate has put something under the door. Nate simply pushed the cart that was nearby (hold the Triangle button). [1] Sully jumped into the room and the wooden cart totally shattered into pieces. Gentlemen have examined a strange statue in the middle of the room. Nate checked the old Drake's diary (SELECT / TOUCHPAD). It turned out that it was a form of lantern - Sully immediately activated it. [2]

Now, you had to remove the rotten touchwood that was blocking the path. To do this Nathan had to shot at the last lantern which was burning under the ceiling - a little flaming ember fell on the wood and sparked a fire. [1] There was a deep hole behind the previously closed passageway. In order to move ahead, Drake had to make tremendous jumps over the ledges on the left side of the chasm. After jumping on the first ledge it was enough to keep jumping to the right. Nate had to jump quite quickly because some of the stones fell off the wall. At the end, the hero grabbed a vine and slipped down while holding it. [2]