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Originally appearing in Volume V07, Page 613 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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CUESTA , a name of See also:

Spanish origin used in New See also:Mexico for See also:low ridges of steep descent on one See also:side and See also:gentle slope on the other. It has been proposed as a See also:term for the See also:land See also:form which consists of the two elements of a steep scarp or " strike " See also:face, and an inclined See also:plain or gentle " See also:dip " slope.

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