Vitality bordering on chaos  - this is Belize City.  Cars almost chasing you off the narrow roads onto non existent pavements, buildings that rock unsteadily on their foundations, fruit sellers and the like shouting to catch your attention, canals filled with sewage water snaking their way through the city. The city possesses an energy that leaves you breathless. Scared off by reports of drug peddlers and crime, few stop to enjoy this lively city with its quaint Caribbean charm and easygoing atmosphere. Most travellers use it only as a transit point to the rest of Belize.   The city has never quite recovered from the devastating hurricane of 1961, Hurricane Hattie. The massive damage by the hurricane forced the government to change the capital of Belize from Belize City to Belmopan. Don’t let the unorganised look of the City put you off, as this is a place that you may enjoy visiting.  

For detailed country information, click on Belize.