Portoviejo is a large commercial center for the province, where there are two shopping malls, one with a large hypermarket, 8 movie theaters, food court, and other stores. From Wikipedia
The Exposition in the Short Story Studying the short story. The exposition in the short story usually occurs at the beginning of the story and contains essential and sufficient information to act as the foundation upon which the writer constructs/develops the story. It is the place where we, as readers, are drawn into the fictional world that the writer is creating.
Exposition - The first section of the fugue wherein the subject is stated. Subject - The principal theme or main idea; the first statement of the subject is usually by a single voice. Answer - The second statement of the subject transposed to the dominant key; it may either be a real answer or a tonal answer.