Booming Almaty

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A Porsche sports car waits in traffic near newly painted apartment buildings draped with fabric posters advertising new luxury apartments and Swiss watches in Almaty, Kazakhstan, on June 5, 2006. New wealth allows many Almaty residents to purchase everything from Hummer SUVs to European sports cars and expensive jewelry to designer clothing. Dean Cox for The New York Times
A Porsche sports car waits in traffic near newly painted apartment buildings draped with fabric posters advertising new luxury apartments and Swiss watches in Almaty, Kazakhstan, on June 5, 2006. New wealth allows many Almaty residents to purchase everything from Hummer SUVs to European sports cars and expensive jewelry to designer clothing. Dean Cox for The New York Times