▁p aved ▁road ▁ends ▁at ▁the ▁boundary ▁of ▁the ▁Lem pi ra ▁and ▁Int ib uca ▁depart ments . ▁ ▁Currently , ▁the ▁government ▁is ▁still ▁working ▁on ▁a ▁road ▁that ▁was ▁supposed ▁to ▁be ▁finished ▁ 5 ▁years ▁ago . ▁ ▁History ▁Bel én ▁was ▁established ▁as ▁a ▁municipality ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 1 , ▁according ▁to ▁old ▁documents ▁that ▁are ▁now ▁kept ▁in ▁the ▁mayor ' s ▁office . ▁The ▁origin ▁of ▁its ▁first ▁sett lers ▁is ▁uncertain , ▁but ▁it ▁is ▁believed ▁that ▁they ▁were ▁descend ants ▁of ▁" Ch ort i " ▁Indians , ▁n atives ▁of ▁the ▁western ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁country . ▁First ▁known ▁as ▁" Cur inc unque ", ▁Bel én ▁appeared ▁in ▁the ▁census ▁of ▁ 1 7 9 1 , ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁" Cur ato " ▁of ▁Gra cias ▁a ▁Dios ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁national ▁division ▁of ▁ 1 8 8 9 ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁Gra cias ▁district . ▁ ▁Geography ▁Due ▁to ▁many ▁p ine ▁for ests ▁all ▁around ▁the ▁town ▁and ▁surrounding ▁villages , ▁loc als ▁enjoy ▁very ▁temper ate ▁weather ▁throughout ▁the ▁year , ▁except ▁for ▁the ▁summer ▁( d ry ) ▁season ▁from ▁February ▁through ▁June . ▁These ▁for ests ▁also ▁contain ▁o ak ▁trees , ▁but ▁on ▁a ▁smaller ▁scale . ▁The ▁for ests , ▁irregular ▁hills ▁and ▁mountains ▁around ▁Bel én ▁provide ▁many ▁insp iring ▁land sc apes ▁for ▁both ▁loc als ▁and ▁tour ists . ▁ ▁B ound aries ▁Its ▁boundaries ▁are : ▁▁