Burrell Boom is on the

Belize River The Belize River runs through the center of Belize. It drains more than one-quarter of the country as it winds along the northern edge of the Maya Mountains to the sea just north of Belize City (). The Belize river valley is largely tropical ra ...

twenty miles above

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. Tourists pass through this historic village on their way to the Community Baboon Sanctuary, where the population of black howler monkeys has grown to over 2,000.

History

Anchor and chain, the original 'Boom' of Burrell Boom

During the 18th century, loggers settled along the Belize River, floating logwood and later mahogany logs down to

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. Burrell Boom grew as a gathering and milling point for these logs, with its

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stretched across the river. In 1837 the

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ministers Thomas Jefferies and John Greenwood built a chapel in Burrell Boom, and

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missionary activities ensued along the whole Belize River from the mid-nineteenth century. The village has now both Methodist and Catholic elementary schools. Each Good Friday

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, Methodist, and Catholic communities in town gather for an ecumenical service which rotates among the churches. A number of refugees from neighboring republics have settled near the town and drawn Jehovah's Witnesses on mission to the area. After 2000 the link between the Northern and Western highways was improved, passing near to Burrell Boom and bringing the village greater prominence.

Climate

Burrell Boom has a tropical monsoon climate.

References

Populated places in Belize District Belize Rural North {{Belize-geo-stub