The carpets, or alfombras, are created in a series of stages. The first stage is for the local police to reroute all vehicular traffic so that the artists have a cleared pallet to work with. The main street of Santander becomes a walking street just for the weekend of Easter. After that, areas are sectioned off and citizens come forward with a variety of materials and a rough draft of a sketch in mind for their alfombra.
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