Rancho Palos Verdes is a small coastal city on the Palos Verdes Peninsula in southern Los Angeles County, set atop oceanfront bluffs with long views over the Pacific; the peninsula's geology is defined by the Portuguese Bend landslide complex, a zone of earth movement active for more than 250,000 years, while cultural landmarks include the glass-walled Wayfarers Chapel (currently in storage) and a scattering of mid-century and later residential enclaves shaped by the peninsula's steep terrain and shifting ground. - AsNotedIn