As geopolitical tensions in the Middle East send gold trading near historic highs, the most valuable commodity in Baja remains a working ice machine and a clean left peeling off the point. Expats sipping Pacificos at the palapa noted that while bullion is having a moment, the overhead sets at San Pedrito are objectively better than a diversified portfolio. No one is cashing out their retirement accounts when the water is 80 degrees and nobody has checked CNN since 2021.