 A panoramic view over the city of Cusco  Cusco's Plaza das Armas is brilliantly illuminated at night |
The ancient Inca city of Cusco attracts rave reviews from all who visit there. Nominated by UNESCO as a "centre of world patrimony", Cusco stuns with its sheer beauty, with baroque Spanish architecture layered upon Inca and pre-Inca foundations. Yolanda van den Berg, from the Netherlands, was deeply influenced by Cusco - so much so that she has established a foundation to provide a refuge for some of the street kids of the city. Last year she bought a big old colonial house near the Plaza das Armas, converting it partly into an elegant yet inexpensive hotel and partly into a home for a dozen street kids, who in addition are taught hotel management skills.
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