Alto Lucero

Alto Lucero (formally: Alto Lucero de Gutiérrez Barrios) is a city in the Mexican state of Veracruz. It is located at 19°37′N 96°44′W / 19.617°N 96.733°W / 19.617; -96.733, some 35 km from state capital Xalapa. It serves as the administrative centre for the surrounding municipality of the same name. The Laguna Verde nuclear power plant, Mexico's only such facility, was built near the town of Punta Limón in Alto Lucero municipality during the 1970s.