Estado actual de portoviejo tras el terremoto del 16 de abril de 2016

Abstract

Three years have passed since the earthquake that Ecuador suffered, which left the province of Manabí with an unstable economy, debt, a low level of tourism and fear among citizens. For the reconstruction of the catastrophe in Portoviejo, economic policies and measures were created, which would be a quick solution for the citizens. The following study aims to describe the current problems that persist in the center of Portoviejo for both residents and traders after an earthquake. A qualitative approach was used, with an ethnographic design and a descriptive scope. The sample was selected under non-parametric criteria and by the degree of acceptance to collaborate with 5 families affected by the 2016 earthquake resident in the city of Portoviejo, for the selection of the 10 merchants it was taken into account that they must be former workers of the Portoviejo center in Pedrogual street and currently works in the new commercial zone located in Alajuela and Picoazá streets (urban parish of the canton of Portoviejo). The results obtained from the interviews show that of all the stages after the disaster, reconstruction is the most difficult, costly, long and complex due to the problems that are developing; You can observe the zero zone of Portoviejo in a slow process of reconstruction. and problems with money management.