Its colonizers were in charge of carrying out bites in the mountain to facilitate the arrival to the inhabitants that came from Villa Quesada looking for a place where to live.

Its head, the city of Aguas Zarcas, from where it has an excellent view of the hills of the Juan Castro Blanco National Park, is located 16.6 km (30 minutes) NE of Quesada, and 88.4 km (2 hours 20 minutes) to the NW of San José the capital of the nation.

In the city of Aguas Zarcas, there are health, educational, financial, legal, lodging, post, car repair and construction services.

In terms of trade, the sale of fast foods, groceries, shoes, clothes, appliances and accessories in general stands out.

Also vegetables, chicken meats and milk produced locally are brought to the center to be sold at different points of sale.