Chaverri was born in 1941 in
San José, Costa Rica. She graduated with a degree in Literature from the
University of Costa Rica, where she also obtained a master's degree. She has taught Latin American literature at the University of Costa Rica, and her studies on Latin American literature have been published in national and international academic journals. She joined the academic council of the Centre for Research on Central American Culture and Identity. On 6 April 2006, Chaverri took office as a member of the
Costa Rican Academy of Language, occupying Seat B, with her speech
Literature: a web of fictions. ==Publications==