The small village of Tortuguero ("Region of Turtles") is located on the northeastern Caribbean coast of Costa Rica.Tortuguero National Park is an important nesting beach for four species of marine turtles. Each year hundreds of Green Turtles nest along the beaches of Tortuguero from July to October. The Green Turtle has existed for more than 200 million years and can weigh more than 400 pounds.. Hawksbill, Loggerhead and Leatherback turtles are also viewed laying their eggs between March and October . Other animals commonly seen are fishing bats, three-toed sloths, iguanas, basilisk lizards, poison dart frogs, and howler, white-faced and spider monkeys. Caiman are commonly observed in the waterways, which also are home to gar-fish, manatees, crocodiles, crustaceans, Jaguars, ocelots, and kinkajous .