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: opening portion of a narrative or drama, it sets the scene, introduces the main characters, and discloses necessary background. Exciting force/inciting incident: sets the action in motion. Rising action: part of the narrative, including the exposition, in which events start moving toward a climax. Climax: the turning point, moment of greatest intensity. Falling action: the events that follow the climax and bring the story to its conclusion.