Cuesta is a Spanish word meaning hill or ridge with a gentle slope on one side, and a steep slope on the other. It may refer to:
Toponymy Castilleja de la Cuesta, a municipality in the province of Seville, Spain Honrubia de la Cuesta, a municipality in the province of Segovia, Spain Merindad de Cuesta-Urria, a municipality in the province of Burgos, Spain Olmeda de la Cuesta, a municipality in the province of Cuenca, Spain. Pie de la Cuesta, a beach resort in the municipality of Acapulco, Mexico San Cristóbal de la Cuesta, a municipality in the province of Salamanca, Spain San Rafael Pie de la Cuesta, a municipality in the San Marcos department, Guatemala Ventosa de la Cuesta, a municipality in the province of Valladolid, Spain
Other Cuesta (surname), a Spanish surname Instituto Cuesta Duarte, a labour think-tank in Uruguay La Cuesta Encantada, a Spanish name for Hearst Castle, California