Quesada is a district in the canton of San Carlos in the province of Alajuela in Costa Rica. It includes Ciudad Quesada, the capital city of San Carlos. The district of Quesada covers an area of 145.31 km², and has a population of 39,139, most of whom live in Ciudad Quesada. The district includes 22 barrios and 18 poblados in addition to Ciudad Quesada.
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“The gold-digger in the ravines of the mountains is as much a gambler as his fellow in the saloons of San Francisco. What difference does it make whether you shake dirt or shake dice? If you win, society is the loser.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
“Their time past, pulled down
cracked and flung to the fire
Mgo up in a roar
All recognition lost, burnt clean
clean in the flame, the green
dispersed,”
—William Carlos Williams (1883–1963)