[4] In 2018, Cuervo won the silver medal in the women's kumite 68 kg event at the Central American and Caribbean Games held in Barranquilla, Colombia.

She won gold in the women's kumite 68 kg event at the XI South American Games in Cochabamba, Bolivia, beating Chilean Susana Li Zhang 6-1.

[5] That year she was also part of the gold medal-winning women's team kumite side at the Pan American Karate Federation Senior Championships.

[8][9] In November 2021, she competed in the women's 68 kg event at the World Karate Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

[12] In her matches at the South American games she drew 0-0 with Wendy Mosquera from Colombia, defeated Selena Luján from Argentina 3-1, beat Sol Cabrera from Peru 8-0, then lost to Brazilian Laura Prezzoti 8-0.