Belize City

Belize Cityis thelargest cityinBelizeand was once thecapitalof the formerBritish Honduras. It is located at the mouth of theHaulover Creek, which is a tributary of theBelize River.The city is the country's principal port and its financial and industrial hub. Several cruise ships drop anchor outside the port and are tended by local citizens.It was also the capital of British Honduras (as Belize was then named) until the government was moved to the new capital ofBelmopanin 1970.