Plural of 'cuesta,' a Spanish word for steep hills or slopes, often referring to geographical formations.
From Spanish 'cuesta' (from Latin 'costa' meaning rib or side), describing the sloping side of a geographical feature. Common in Spanish place names throughout the world.
The word 'cuesta' describes a specific type of hill with one steep side and one gentle slope—you can see these formations all over Spain and the American Southwest, and geologists use the term to distinguish them from other hill shapes.
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