{"id":1148,"date":"2019-11-08T07:35:28","date_gmt":"2019-11-08T07:35:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thegov.wgl-demo.net\/?page_id=1148"},"modified":"2023-05-10T04:13:20","modified_gmt":"2023-05-10T04:13:20","slug":"our-history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/belmopancitycouncil.org\/welcome\/our-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Our History"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1148\" class=\"elementor elementor-1148\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7e9e5c4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7e9e5c4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e64b173\" data-id=\"e64b173\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cec02ea divider_yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-wgl-double-headings\" data-id=\"cec02ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wgl-double-headings.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wgl-double_heading acenter\">                <h3 class=\"dbl-title_wrapper\"><span class=\"dbl-title dbl-title_1\">Belmopan City History<\/span>                 <\/h3>        <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-636df2f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"636df2f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3fd6291\" data-id=\"3fd6291\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2e24dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b2e24dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-34dbc7a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"34dbc7a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-17f234e\" data-id=\"17f234e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8317974 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"8317974\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e550b80 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e550b80\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4825cd9\" data-id=\"4825cd9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dcbafce elementor-widget elementor-widget-wgl-time-line-vertical\" data-id=\"dcbafce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wgl-time-line-vertical.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"wgl-timeline-vertical start-def appear_anim\">\n\n        <div class=\"time_line-start_image\">\n            <div class=\"time_line-curve\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 65.8 167.9\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 65.8 167.9;\">\n            <path d=\"M8,167.5c-4.2-13.8-6.5-28.5-6.5-43.7C1.5,73.2,26.6,28.4,65,1.2\"\/>\n        <\/svg><\/div>        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"time_line-items_wrap\">            <div class=\"time_line-item\">                    <div class=\"time_line-date\">1961<\/div>                <div class=\"time_line-media\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/belmopancitycouncil.org\/welcome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/unnamed-3.jpg); background-position: center center;\"><\/div>\n                <div class=\"time_line-content\">                            <h3 class=\"time_line-title\">Catastrophic Hurricane<\/h3>                            <div class=\"time_line-text\"><p><span>After Hurricane Hattie destroyed around 75% of the houses in the<\/span><span>\u00a0coast of the then capital, Belize City, the <\/span><span>Government proposed the building of a new <\/span><span>capital,\u00a0 located on better terrain and <\/span><span>far enough inland to avoid a recurrence of disastrous flooding.<\/span><\/p><\/div>                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"time_line-curve\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 65.8 167.9\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 65.8 167.9;\">\n            <path d=\"M8,167.5c-4.2-13.8-6.5-28.5-6.5-43.7C1.5,73.2,26.6,28.4,65,1.2\"\/>\n        <\/svg><\/div>\n            <\/div>            <div class=\"time_line-item\">                    <div class=\"time_line-date\">1962<\/div>                <div class=\"time_line-media\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/belmopancitycouncil.org\/welcome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Belmopan-Map-800x445-1.jpg); background-position: center center;\"><\/div>\n                <div class=\"time_line-content\">                            <h3 class=\"time_line-title\">Best Possible Locations?<\/h3>                            <div class=\"time_line-text\"><span>A committee choose the site now known as Belmopan, which would be <\/span><span>82 Kilometers (51 miles) southeast of the capital of Belize City.<\/span><br \/><span>Belmopan is 76 metres (250 ft.) above sea level, near the Belize River<\/span><br \/><span>Valley, with an imposing view of the majestic Mountain Pine Ridge<\/span><br \/><span>mountains.<\/span><\/div>                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"time_line-curve\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 65.8 167.9\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 65.8 167.9;\">\n            <path d=\"M8,167.5c-4.2-13.8-6.5-28.5-6.5-43.7C1.5,73.2,26.6,28.4,65,1.2\"\/>\n        <\/svg><\/div>\n            <\/div>            <div class=\"time_line-item\">                    <div class=\"time_line-date\">1964<\/div>                <div class=\"time_line-media\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/belmopancitycouncil.org\/welcome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/George-Price-1.jpg); background-position: center center;\"><\/div>\n                <div class=\"time_line-content\">                            <h3 class=\"time_line-title\">The Father of Our Nation<\/h3>                            <div class=\"time_line-text\"><p><span>Premiere George Cadle Price led a delegation to London to seek<\/span><br \/><span>funds to finance the new capital, and three years later (1967) works began to construct the new city.<\/span><\/p><\/div>                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"time_line-curve\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 65.8 167.9\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 65.8 167.9;\">\n            <path d=\"M8,167.5c-4.2-13.8-6.5-28.5-6.5-43.7C1.5,73.2,26.6,28.4,65,1.2\"\/>\n        <\/svg><\/div>\n            <\/div>            <div class=\"time_line-item\">                    <div class=\"time_line-date\">1970<\/div>                <div class=\"time_line-media\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/belmopancitycouncil.org\/welcome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Assembly-1.png); background-position: center center;\"><\/div>\n                <div class=\"time_line-content\">                            <h3 class=\"time_line-title\">Getting There...<\/h3>                            <div class=\"time_line-text\"><p><span>The first phase of the new city was completed. From the year 1970-2000 Belmopan was governed by the Reconstruction and Development<\/span><br \/><span>Corporation (RECONDEV) which answered to the government.<\/span><\/p><\/div>                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"time_line-curve\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 65.8 167.9\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 65.8 167.9;\">\n            <path d=\"M8,167.5c-4.2-13.8-6.5-28.5-6.5-43.7C1.5,73.2,26.6,28.4,65,1.2\"\/>\n        <\/svg><\/div>\n            <\/div>            <div class=\"time_line-item\">                    <div class=\"time_line-date\">2000<\/div>                <div class=\"time_line-media\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/belmopancitycouncil.org\/welcome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/belmopan.jpg); background-position: center center;\"><\/div>\n                <div class=\"time_line-content\">                            <h3 class=\"time_line-title\">The City That Is...<\/h3>                            <div class=\"time_line-text\"><p><span>Residents voted in a referendum (1999) to switch to direct election of a <\/span><span>City Council. Belmopan was incorporated as a city (2000) &amp; held its first City Council<br \/>election. Anthony Chanona became the first Mayor of the City of<br \/>Belmopan.<\/span><\/p><\/div>                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"time_line-curve\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 65.8 167.9\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 65.8 167.9;\">\n            <path d=\"M8,167.5c-4.2-13.8-6.5-28.5-6.5-43.7C1.5,73.2,26.6,28.4,65,1.2\"\/>\n        <\/svg><\/div>\n            <\/div>        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0229b08 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0229b08\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 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Celebrates Mothers<\/a><\/h3><\/div>\n                <div class='blog-post_meta-desc'>  \n                    \t\t    \t<div class=\"meta-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author_post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" alt='' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/25f735a6b7cc07a80d580bda38b96c23f5399bd90fbc9969b2124d5558def36c?s=96&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/25f735a6b7cc07a80d580bda38b96c23f5399bd90fbc9969b2124d5558def36c?s=192&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-96 photo' height='96' width='96' \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/belmopancitycouncil.org\/welcome\/author\/dipocitcogmail-com\/\">Gabriel Casey<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"date_post\">May 15, 2023<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t                <\/div>\n\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <\/div><div class=\"wgl_col-3 item\">\n    <div 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class=\"blog-post_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/belmopancitycouncil.org\/welcome\/2023\/05\/19\/visit-to-banana-bank-copy-copy\/\">Walk &#038; Candle Light Vigil in memory of Imari Galvez<\/a><\/h3><\/div>\n                <div class='blog-post_meta-desc'>  \n                    \t\t    \t<div class=\"meta-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author_post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" alt='' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/25f735a6b7cc07a80d580bda38b96c23f5399bd90fbc9969b2124d5558def36c?s=96&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/25f735a6b7cc07a80d580bda38b96c23f5399bd90fbc9969b2124d5558def36c?s=192&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-96 photo' height='96' width='96' \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/belmopancitycouncil.org\/welcome\/author\/dipocitcogmail-com\/\">Gabriel Casey<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"date_post\">May 19, 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