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Descárgate un país

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El país en cuestión es Suecia, y desde hace unos días te lo puedes descargar en forma de mapa para Minecraft:

Full Sweden as virtual and playable world in Minecraft! It becomes a reality when the National Land Survey releases a landscape model to the popular computer game. The model is based on the maps and elevation data that is released as open data in 2016.

Possibility to build a world of their own somewhere in Sweden will thus be available to all – provided you have the license to the game itself. The game and the construction is simplified by virtue of including roads and railways. Additionally, you can locate and navigate to the desired location in the country through a built-in feature for teleportation.

Eso sí, estamos hablando de un país entero, por lo que está disponible para descargar por trozos. Buscas la parte que te interesa y listo. Yo me he descargado Estocolmo. Por otra parte, si eres valiente, puedes descargártelo entero, pero ya te advierten que eso ocupará 114GB una vez descomprimido.

Y por tener, hasta tienen trailer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIqvn02F648

(h/t safekeeping)

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Caníbales en los mapas del siglo XVI

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While cannibalism is not an unknown practice, especially in times of famine, it was never as widespread as shown in these 16th-century atlases. Maps, going back to antiquity, have always been about more than just charting geography; they affirm structures of power, including the control of unseen land, and act as an imperialist tool for reinforcing stereotypes and encouraging fear of the unfamiliar.

Origen: Why Cannibals Were on Every 16th-Century Map of the New World

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