In 1990, during the aftermath of the fall of the Berlin wall, Paz and his "Vuelta" colleagues invited several of the world's writers and intellectuals to Mexico City to discuss the collapse of communism. Writers included Czesław Miłosz, Hugh Thomas, Daniel Bell, Ágnes Heller, Cornelius Castoriadis, Hugh Trevor-Roper, Jean-François Revel, Michael Ignatieff, Mario Vargas Llosa, Jorge Edwards and Carlos Franqui. The encounter was called "The experience of freedom" (Spanish: "La experiencia de la libertad") and broadcast on Mexican television from 27 August to 2 September.