[2] Shortly afterward, she accompanied her husband on his return to Peru, where they decided to settle because of the Cuban Revolution.

[2] A deep process of reconnection with the Christian faith led Varona to redefine her literary perspectives.

She was the founder and spiritual counselor of the Faithful Christian Community (Spanish: Comunidad Cristiana Maestro Fiel).

In her last years she lived in Lima, spreading the memory of Ciro Alegría, participating in tributes offered to the writer.

On 17 February 2010 she was present at a tribute to Alegría at The House of Peruvian Literature, where she inaugurated an exhibition of his photographs and personal objects, and that was attended by President Alan García.