Description
Octavio Paz is a very well known Mexican poet. In fact, he was awared de Nobel Prize in Literature in 1990. Nevertheless, is less known that he was also an avid diplomat and a prolific writer in several subjects. The purpose of this paper is to present some of Paz's writings related to international issues. It is shown that Paz' output on global affairs, and particularly on the United States and Latin America might be of considerable value today.