The commodity play nobody talks about. One Latin American nation sits on 161 metric tons of gold reserves—the continent's biggest stash, valued around $22 billion today. Layer in massive oil deposits, and you're looking at a resource combination that fundamentally reshapes regional economic power. For macro traders watching currency depreciation and inflation hedges, this concentration of hard assets against weak governance creates both opportunity and volatility. Gold alone tells half the story; the energy component is what makes portfolios take notice.