Unconsolidated deposits are largely absent from the cuesta faces, revealing alternating layers of hard and soft rock. |
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A cuesta is a hill or ridge with a gentle slope on one side, and a steep slope on the other. |
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The squamous lichen Psora himalayana, identified in the summer of 2006 at the foot of a limestone cuesta cliff at the Petite rivière de la Baleine, is an addition to the flora of eastern North America. |
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The frontslope of the cuesta consists of an escarpment that cuts across the bedding of the strata comprising it. |
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The Tug Hill region arises as a cuesta east of Lake Ontario. |
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Because of the gently dipping nature of the strata that forms a cuesta, a significant shift in horizontal location will take place as the landscape is lowered by erosion. |
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A dominant landform near the Cuesta College campus is the chain of volcanic necks known as the Morros or the Seven Sisters. |
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Cuesta went on to become an assistant public defender in Florida's Miami-Dade County. |
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Cuesta de los Rojas begins at Las Descalzas Plaza and leads to Del Carmen Street and Del Carmen Plaza where, naturally, is located the Del Carmen church, which used to belong to a convent that no longer exists. |
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Yezenia Gallardo scored five and four each from Niurka Cuesta and Misleldis Reyes made the contest a virtual walkover from the early minutes. |
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This history is known through the archaeological artifacts that have been found here, especially at Playa Hornos, Pie de la Cuesta and Tambuco. |
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Award-winning journalist and novelist John Lantigua presents The Lady From Buenos Aires, a mystery novel featuring former Miami Police Department detective Willie Cuesta. |
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Cuesta, however, was reluctant to agree, and was only persuaded to advance on the following day. |
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Facing open ocean just northwest of the bays is Pie de la Cuesta and southeast are Playa Revolcadero, Playa Aeromar, Playa Encantada and Barra Vieja. |
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En route to the salt flats, hairpin turns wind uphill to the Cuesta de Lipan, the highest point of the trip, where the views are simply breathtaking, quite literally. |
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