The island is considered a "treasure island" because of the buccaneers and filibusters that lived on the island during the 18th century and the pirates that used to hide there. There are still many forts on the island.
La Tortue, one of the largest remote islands of Haiti, is home to 28,000 inhabitants
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The island is considered a "treasure island" because of the buccaneers and filibusters that lived on the island during the 18th century and the pirates that used to hide there. There are still many forts on the island.
