Traveler's Advisory

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North America
Los Angeles
Guerrillero Heroico, Alberto Dìaz Korda's 1960 photograph of a somber, beret-wearing Che Guevara, has become the defining image of the Cuban revolution -and an enduringly hip icon for marketers, who have plastered Korda's portrait on everything from T shirts to beer cans. But Cuba's photographers soon shifted their attention to other embodiments of revolutionary heroism: the common man and woman. "Shifting Tides: Cuban Photography after the Revolution," at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, covers 40 years and features 100 works by 16 artists. Until July 1.

Chicago
For Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959), "an architect's most useful tools are an eraser at the drafting board and a wrecking bar at the site." The creator of an "organic architecture" that changed the way Americans lived in the 20th century, Wright made his name in -and left his mark on-Chicago between 1900 and 1910. The Chicago Architecture Foundation offers several tours of Wright's legacy, including the Rookery Building and the suburb of Oak Park, which has one of the largest collections of his "prairie" houses in the U.S. The foundation also offers numerous tours of Chicago's other architectural attractions, including Ludwig Mies van der Rohe's Lake Shore Drive Apartments. See .

Europe
San Antonio
Ibiza's image is due for an update, according to Spain's tourism authorities. Fed up with the hordes of young Brits and Europeans who invade the Balearic island's clubs and pubs each summer, they want to replace them with well-behaved sightseers interested in Ibiza's heritage, culture and natural attractions. But cashed-up ravers shouldn't despair: London-based club and dance music corporation Ministry of Sound is taking over the four-star Bahia hotel to offer holidays aimed at people who just want to party. While big-name deejays play sets beside the San Antonio hotel pool most evenings, guests can also listen to, and download, about 1,000 dance tracks without leaving their room. See .

Central America
Belmopan
Belize's coral reefs are a popular destination for divers. Less well explored, however, are its jungles. The Caves Branch Adventure Company and Jungle Lodge, which owns a 23,000- hectare estate near the capital, Belmopan, offers trips through caverns that once served as centers for Mayan religious ceremonies. Tourists can swirl around underground stalagmites and waterfalls on an 11-km "River of Caves" expedition, while those who want to stay dry can explore caverns containing the skeletons of sacrificial victims.