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.
One of the few major pre-Columbian ruins found nearly intact, Machu Picchu was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1983. Bingham, HiramYale University Peabody Museum of Natural HistoryAlthough the site escaped detection by the Spaniards, it may have been visited by the German adventurer Augusto Berns in 1867.