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Belmopan

Also known as The Garden City, The Planned City, City of Promise

capitale del Belize

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Belmopan is the capital city of Belize, founded in 1970 as a planned community and now home to about 20,754 people as of 2022. It is the smallest capital city by population in continental North and South America and one of the newest national capitals in the world, having been established to replace the former capital, Belize City.

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Place details

Locality: Belmopan
Region: Cayo
Country: Belize
Population: 13,381
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Travel guide

Get in

Getting into Belmopan is easy. Two highways serve as an entrance to Belmopan: the Hummingbird Highway and George Price Highway (formerly known as Western Highway). Travel from Belmopan to Belize City using the novelos or the batty bus lines is less than BZ$12 (Belizean dollars) - US$6 - per person.

The is on the corner of Constitution Dr & Bliss Parade towards the southwest corner of the government campus.

Get around

You can get around Belmopan by car or taxi, but Belmopan is a small city. Walking can get you around and really show you the true city.

See

thumb|right|Mayan sacrifice at Actun Tunichil Muknal

Many tour companies in and around Belmopan, Belize Jungle Masters being the best for zip lining and run tours to a wide variety of interesting caves, ruins, and jungle trails. Belize True Adventures and Upside Down Tours are known for providing amazing tours to St. Herman's Cave and Crystal Cave at the Blue Hole National Park. It's a good idea to look for reviews for other tour companies on review sites before booking, in case some of them may have treated guests poorly.

Most of these are day trips, leaving early in the morning and returning the same afternoon. Note that not all tours are available on any given day. Most tour companies require a certain minimum number of registrations before they'll make the run. Checking in the night before for which tours are available the next day is often the best option. Cave tubing - Enjoy floating past side windows that filters the jungle light through the mist as you swirl around stalactites and stalagmites looming from above and below through the underworld mystic cave caverns. Cave tubing can be done at either Jaguar Paw or St. Herman's Blue Hole National park, just minutes away from Belmopan. Mountain Cow/Crystal Cave Entry to cave is only allowed with tour/approved guide Zip lining - is as close as you can get to flying over the jungle. As you soar from tree to tree, experience a bird's-eye view of the Belize jungle, and scenery that cannot be seen from the ground. You will b…

Do

Belmopan is a good place to walk around the neighbourhoods and market plazas. It is a great place to discover, as it has a low crime rate and is very laid back and relaxing.