The Kissing Capital of Mexico

Mexico has officially taken PDAs to a whole new level:

In an effort to quell outrage following the introduction of anti-obscenity laws banning kissing in public, the mayor of Guanajuato has reversed his decision and named his city "the kissing capital of the world". This is a significant upgrade from it's actual meaning, "hill of frogs". But regardless of whether you're there to kiss your true love or find your frog prince, the city's romantic history is will certainly set the mood.

Just as fair Verona has its Romeo and Juliet, Guanajuato has its Callejon de Besos, or Alley of Kisses. As the story is told, two young lovers, Carmen and Luis, were forbidden from their romance by Carmen's father. She was locked away in her room and destined to marry a dirty old man from Spain. In desperation, she sent her maid to tell Luis of the news. He was, of course, devastated... but knew that somehow they could be together forever. In a burst of ingenuity, Luis buys the house next door from an old widow, where on the very top floor, the dormer leant out just enough that he could kiss Carmen through her window from across the alleyway. And that is how it became known as the Alley of Kisses. It could have also been named the alley of horrible fathers... as once he discovered their secret he stabbed his daughter to death with a dagger. Pleasant.