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.
Many stories follow a simple formula called a story arc. Generally, a story arc includes five parts: The exposition (also called stasis), which is the beginning of the story. The rising action (sometimes broken into the trigger, the quest, the surprise, and the critical choice) sets the story into motion.