[3] She funded the Fuegos de Arena literary magazine[3] and edited Latin American literature anthologies, such as Escribir en Nueva York.

[2] The work, written from a woman's point of view[4][6] and set in the 80s in Peru, during the times of internal unrest and the Shining Path,[7] was one of the first in Peru to focus on exploring the links between gender-based violence, ethnicity and race of that period, criticising violence against Quechua women and showing their ways of resisting.

[2][7] In a review written for NPR, Michael Schaub called the book "beautiful, horrifying work of art".

[6] Apart from her literary work, Salazar Jiménez also applies herself as a cultural manager; she founded and headed PeruFest, which was the first Peruvian cinema festival in the city of New York.

[1][3] She was professor at Sarah Lawrence College[5][9] and, as of 2023, is part of the faculty of California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, where her area of expertise is, among others, Latin American literature and creative writing.