Caliva was born on 12 April 1977 in General Güemes, in Salta Province. She finished high school at the Escuela Nacional de Educación Técnica Nº 1 Juana Azurduy, graduating in 1992, and studied communication sciences at the National University of Salta. She also has a teaching degree from the Colegio Nacional Mariano Moreno.[1]
In 2005, Caliva co-founded Fundación entre Mujeres (FEM), a non-governmental foundation advocating for the rights of women and girls.[2]
Political career
Caliva has been active in politics since she was 17 years old, and currently serves as in the directive committee of the Salta chapter of the Revolutionary Communist Party (legally registered as the "Party of Labour and the People").[2]