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Belmopan Map and Guide
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Belmopan is the capital of Belize.
Belmopan was constructed just to the east of Belize River, 80 km (50
miles) inland from the former capital, the port of Belize City, after
that city's near destruction by hurricane Hattie in 1961. The
government was moved to Belmopan in 1970.
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Belmopan's
National Assembly
Building is designed to resemble a Pre-Columbian Maya This new capital
would be situated on better terrain, would entail no costly reclamation
of land, and would also provide for an industrial area, and in 1962, a
committee chose the site now known as Belmopan.
There was a reluctance initially amongst foreign governments to
relocate their embassies to Belmopan, as there was some doubt as to
whether this inland area would really become the functioning capital of
Belize. In February 2005, the United States government broke ground and
started building a new United States Embassy in Belmopan, 43 years
after Belmopan was chosen as the new capital city.
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