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Ciudad Quesada Municipal Market

Also known as: Mercado Municipal de San Carlos

The downtown municipal market, which the ICT recommends for trying the area's traditional food. Walking around is free; eating is paid.

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Inside Ciudad Quesada's municipal market, a corridor lined with stalls and people eating at a lunch counter.
Photo: Manuel A. Aguilar C., 2011 · CC BY-SA 3.0 CR

What you can do for free

  • Relax and watch local lifeWander the aisles and watch traditional trade.

The San Carlos Municipality built it between 1974 and 1978, according to its historical review. The ICT guide and Visit Costa Rica recommend it as the place to try San Carlos' traditional food.

Wandering its aisles is a free way to see the city's traditional trade. We found no official opening hours. It is a few blocks from the central park and the cathedral.

How to get there

A few blocks from the [central park](PLACE:parque-central-ciudad-quesada). See how to reach Ciudad Quesada in the [regional routes](GUIDE:rutas-regionales).

Permitted access

A public municipal market.

Precautions

What we don't know yet

  • Opening hours.

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Sources

Every fact on this page comes from these sources. The date is when we checked them.

  1. ICT — Guía turística Llanuras del Norte (flipbook, p. 66) Official

    The municipal market as the place for traditional food.

    ict.go.cr · checked on

  2. Visit Costa Rica (ICT) – Atractivos de las Llanuras del Norte Official

    Recommends the market for trying local food.

    visitcostarica.com · checked on

  3. Municipalidad de San Carlos – Reseña histórica Official

    Market built by the municipality in 1974-1978.

    munisc.go.cr · checked on

  4. San Carlos Digital – Colapso de alcantarilla obliga a cerrar paso en el centro de Ciudad Quesada Local media

    Route 141 closure downtown.

    sancarlosdigital.com · published · checked on

  5. OpenStreetMap — Mercado Municipal de San Carlos (vía 130835880) Map

    Location of the market.

    openstreetmap.org · checked on

  6. Enrutador FOSSGIS/OSRM sobre datos de OpenStreetMap (routing.openstreetmap.de) Map

    Estimated driving distance from La Fortuna's central park.

    routing.openstreetmap.de · checked on

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Ciudad Quesada Central Park

Ciudad Quesada and around · 46.7 km · 45 min

The main square of San Carlos' head town, with a 1953 bandstand, play areas and, from time to time, fairs and free shows. The cathedral stands opposite.

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Ciudad Quesada Cathedral

Ciudad Quesada and around · 47 km · 45 min

A modern concrete-and-steel cathedral opposite the central park. Inside stands a Christ the Redeemer about 7 metres tall by sculptor Édgar Zúñiga.