Milagro was born in Cusco, Peru where she completed her primary and secondary studies and pursued a degree in Economics at the Universidad Nacional San Antonio Abad del Cusco.  Although she did not graduate from San Antonio Abad, she later completed her studies at the Universidad Particular Andina del Cusco, graduating with the title of Certified Public Accountant.

After graduating, she began working for a variety of public and private institutions including serving as the director of the Charity Pharmacies of Cusco.  Additionally, she worked for many different municipalities as a supplies and logistics specialist, and held the post of Administrative Director for the Municipality of Urubamba, before joining ProPeru as the accountant in 2003.  It was at ProPeru that her work directly with students and volunteers developed into her career. In May 2009, Milagro assumed the post of Administrative Director of ProPeru. She maintains the ProPeru initiative while also serving as CISabroad’s site director.

Currently, she is working on her Master’s degree in Administration with a focus on Tourism at La Universidad San Antonio Abad del Cusco.