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.
An exposition in a plot diagram is  the introduction of the main characters and setting. It provides basic information about relationships between characters and an initial conflict between them. It occurs at the beginning of the plot diagram.