Born for a mission for peace: The little-known origins of Puerto Vallarta’s pirate ship, the Marigalante

Born for a mission for peace: The little-known origins of Puerto Vallarta’s pirate ship, the Marigalante

For decades, she was a floating spectacle: a roaring, rollicking Vegas-style pirate ship, ablaze with fireworks, sword fights and the ever-flowing promise of all-you-can-drink tequila. Each night, beneath the warm Mexican twilight, tourists in Puerto Vallarta flocked to her, enchanted by her swashbuckling promises. Music blared, laughter echoed across the Bay, and the Marigalante set sail in a blaze of revelry. The history of the Marigalante Eac…