Love is in the air in Guanajuato, Mexico. Or at least smooching is.
See, the mayor of the city, Eduardo Romero, recently dubbed it "the kissing capital of the world," according to an Associated Press article.
Romero, apparently, is trying to (over)compensate for a new anti-obscenity law that some interpreted as a ban on public kissing. And while almost no one likes being witness to PDAs, the residents of the Guanajuato were in an uproar at the puritanical ruling.
The hullabaloo caused by the citizens prompted the launch of an advertising campaign; one that featured a couple snogging (it's British for kissing!) on one of the city's picturesque cobbled streets, with the words Guanajuato, the kissing capital running underneath.
And to stake even greater claim on the self-appointed title, the city boasts a romantic tale of forbidden love - erm, kissing - in its past. There were once two lovers who were prohibited by their families to be together. But fortunately for them their windows were quite close - across a narrow street that is now called "Kissing Alley." You fill in the blanks.
So, happy kissing to all the couples in Guanajuato! Feel free to display your ... love ... to each other openly on the streets.
-- Brianna