The unit of money in Belize is Belize Dollar (BZD). One Belize Dollar is split into 100 cents. Belize Dollar is standardized against the US Dollar as BZ$ 2 = US $
1. The Belize notes come in denominations of BZ$ 100, 50, 20, 10, 5 and 2. The coins have denominations of BZ$ 1 and 100, 50, 25, 10, 5 and 1 cents. It is not necessary for the visitors to exchange Belize Dollars for US Dollars. The major hotels, resorts, restaurants and tour organizers accept US money and travelers' cheques in Belize. They also accept credit cards. The major banks in Belmopan and Belize City offer cash against American Express, MasterCard and Visa. Usually the ATMs in Belize do not accept foreign cards.
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