Английская Википедия:Bullet Tree Falls
Шаблон:Infobox settlement 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.[1][2] According to the 2010 census, Bullet Tree Falls has a population of 2,124 people in 426 households.[3] The population consists mainly of Spanish-speaking mestizos, along with a smaller number of Yucatec Maya and Creoles.[1][2][4] <mapframe latitude="17.1701" longitude="-89.1111" text="Bullet Tree Falls" zoom="15" width="300" height="300" align="right" lang="en" />
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 Sabino Pinelo.[6]
History
Bullet Tree Falls was originally settled by loggers, and by the late 1800s had attracted a small number of Maya families.[1] After the Caste War of Yucatán numerous Maya refugees from the north settled in the area.[1] During the early 20th century, an influx of mestizos migrated to the village from Guatemala and Mexico.[4] The first Creoles settled in Bullet Tree Falls in the 1950s, arriving from San Ignacio.[7]
During the early days of the chicle and timber industries in Belize, the village was an important trading post.[8] In 1961, Hurricane Hattie caused significant damage to the village, destroying a school building and church.[9] In 1988, the Salvador Fernandez Bridge was completed, replacing an older wooden bridge.[9]
Attractions
Bullet Tree Falls has developed a small tourist economy facilitated by its location between San Ignacio and the El Pilar Maya archeological site.[1] The village hosts several lodges and a small botanical garden.[10] Buses between Bullet Tree Falls and San Ignacio run several times a day and taxi service is available to San Ignacio and El Pilar.[10]
Gallery
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The Community Center
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The main bus stop
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Aerial view of the village
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The Salvador Fernandez Bridge and Mopan River
References
External links
- Bullet Tree Falls at Belize LocalWiki
- Map of Bullet Tree Falls at OpenStreetMap
- ↑ 1,0 1,1 1,2 1,3 1,4 Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ 2,0 2,1 Шаблон:Cite book
- ↑ Ошибка цитирования Неверный тег
<ref>; для сносокcensus2010не указан текст - ↑ 4,0 4,1 Шаблон:Cite journal
- ↑ Population & Housing Census [1]
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite book
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite book
- ↑ 9,0 9,1 Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ 10,0 10,1 10,2 Шаблон:Cite book
