Hi,
Im pretty sure this was a 90s cartoon. It involved a boy collecting statues (or idols of gods I'm presuming) and then bringing them back to a cave and placing them in a sort of altar. That's about all I remember, it was set in a pretty tropical location... I remember lots of trees and jungle areas... does anyone remember a cartoon like this?

You're not talking about "Cities of gold" are you?
They had to collect things in that on their journey. His name was Esteban and there was another boy called Towel and a girl (mia? ) They were the 3 kids but there were other adults in it - one called Mendosa. They found a golden condor. Is any of this making sense?? Esteban was also searching for his father.

Don't know if that is the series being referred to because "The Mysterious Cities of Gold was an 80's cartoon, but you can check out it's entry on Wikipedia to see if it is the right one:

The Mysterious Cities of Gold - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia