Bullet Tree Falls

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Coordinates: 17°10′05″N89°06′40″W / 17.168°N 89.111°W / 17.168; -89.111
Country Flag of Belize.svg  Belize
District Cayo District
Constituency Cayo North
Elevation
69 m (226 ft)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total2,124 [1]
Time zone UTC-6 (Central)
Climate Am

Bullet Tree Falls is a village located along the Mopan River in Cayo District, Belize. It lies approximately five kilometers (three miles) northwest of San Ignacio. [2] [3] According to the 2010 census, Bullet Tree Falls has a population of 2,124 people in 426 households. [1] The population consists mainly of Spanish-speaking mestizos, along with a smaller number of Maya and Creoles. [2] [3] [4]

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Demographics

At the time of the 2010 census, Bullet Tree Falls had a population of 2,124. Of these, 91.0% were Mestizo, 3.4% Mixed, 1.1% Creole, 1.0% Yucatec Maya, 0.9% Caucasian, 0.8% Mopan Maya, 0.7% Ketchi Maya, 0.3% East Indian and 0.1% Mennonite. [5]

Government

Bullet Tree Falls is governed by a seven-person village council. As of 2019, the chairperson of the council is Thai Wu. [6]

History

Bullet Tree Falls was first established as a small logging camp in the 1800s. [7] During the Caste War of Yucatán, many Maya families migrated to Bullet Tree Falls from villages further north such as El Chorro and Yaloch. [2] [7] By 1917, there were approximately one hundred and forty people living in the village in twenty-three households. [7] During the early and mid 20th century, an influx of mestizos migrated to the village from Guatemala and Mexico, many of them working as chicleros. [4] [7] During the early days of the chicle and timber industries in Belize, the village was an important trading post. [8]

The first Creoles settled in Bullet Tree Falls in the 1950s, arriving from San Ignacio. [9] In 1961, Hurricane Hattie caused significant damage to the village, destroying a school building and church. [7] [10] During the 1960s and 1970s, several Mopan Maya families moved to Bullet Tree Falls from the Toledo District. [7] By 1970, the population of the village had grown to approximately 700. [7] In 1988, the Salvador Fernandez Bridge was completed, replacing an older wooden bridge. [10]

Attractions

Tubing down the Mopan River is a popular tourist activity in Bullet Tree Falls. Tubing down the Mopan river in Bullet Tree Falls.JPG
Tubing down the Mopan River is a popular tourist activity in Bullet Tree Falls.

Bullet Tree Falls has developed a small tourist economy facilitated by its location between San Ignacio and the El Pilar Maya archeological site. [2] The village hosts several lodges and a small botanical garden. [11] Buses between Bullet Tree Falls and San Ignacio run several times a day and taxi service is available to San Ignacio and El Pilar. [11]

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 Pridgeon, Elizabeth (19 February 2010). "Bullet Tree Falls". The Belize Times. Archived from the original on 26 May 2011.
  3. 1 2 Eltringham, Peter; Fisher, John; Stewart, Iain (2001). The Rough Guide to the Maya World: Guatemala, Belize, Southern Mexico, Honduras, El Salvador . London: Rough Guides. p.  269. ISBN   1858287421.
  4. 1 2 Gordon, Andrew (28 February 2020). "Rastafarianism in Bullet Tree Falls, Belize: Exploring the Effects of International Trends". Societies. 10 (1): 1–16. doi: 10.3390/soc10010024 .
  5. ↑ Population & Housing Census
  6. ↑ "Village Council Election Results: Bullet Tree, Cayo District" (PDF). Elections and Boundaries Department, Government of Belize. July 29, 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 25, 2019. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Sullivan, Paul (November 1978). "The Founding and Growth of Bullet Tree Falls". Belizean Studies. 6 (6): 1–22.
  8. ↑ Silva, Hector David (July 2010). Brief History of the Cayo District. SEYT. p. 74.
  9. ↑ Gordon, Andrew J. (2016). Agents of Change in Bullet Tree Falls: How a Village in Belize Responded to Influences of Globalization. Wadsworth Publishing. p. 10. ISBN   1133604498.
  10. 1 2 "History of Immaculate Conception R. C. School". Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic School. Archived from the original on 2 June 2013.
  11. 1 2 3 Vorhees, Mara (2008). Lonely Planet Belize: Cayo District. Lonely Planet. ASIN   B002RI96MG.
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