During their journey, Candide and Cacambo arrive in the city of Eldorado, a seemingly perfect city, with fine jewels and precious metals littering the ground, free hospitality services, and excellent food. The city also is inside a canyon surrounded by mountains, to protect the city from being raided and/or attacked. In Chapter 18 when they visit the sage of the village, he tells Candide that everyone in the city all worships the same god, who of which everyone worships, so there are few arguments, and science and philosophy are the main forms of education there. When it comes down to it, Eldorado seems to be a literal paradise. By the dictionary definition of the word optimism, this city is very much a literal example of such. For example,
