Scope of project. This project seeks to identify American gangsters during the Prohibition era of the 1920s and 1930s. Overview. A gangster is a criminal who is a member of a gang; some gangs are considered to be part of organized crime.
The photo shows the present-day ruins of Machu Picchu, an Inca city that has been named a World Heritage Site by the United Nations for its architectural splendor and its historical importance.
Machu Picchu is a 15th-century Inca citadel situated on a mountain ridge formed by a graben, which is a block of land downthrown between two fault lines.The ridge spans the adjacent mountain peaks of Machu Picchu and Huayna Picchu in the Peruvian Andes' Eastern Cordillera, or eastern mountain range.The citadel was built at 8,000 feet above sea level, but is only 1,640 feet above the valley of the Unibamba River, which passes beneath it.he ridge spans the adjacent mountain peaks of Machu Picchu and Huayna Picchu in the Peruvian Andes' Eastern Cordillera, or eastern mountain range. The citadel was built at 8,000 feet above sea level, but is only 1,640 feet above the valley of the Unibamba River, which passes beneath it.