Kena Betancur / Reuters

A woman walks past a cosmetics stand amid a pile of smouldering garbage in Port-au-Prince March 21, 2011. The United Nations urged Haitians on Monday to calmly wait for the first results due next week of Sunday's presidential run-off, saying the earthquake-battered nation's democratic future was at stake.

Scene of everyday life as Haitians wait for election results

By John Brecher

At first glance it wasn't clear to me which items are garbage and which are for sale - sorting it out makes the picture interesting.

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