The Los Ebanos Ferry or El Chalán, formally known as the Los Ebanos-Diaz Ordaz Ferry, is a hand-operated cable ferry that travels across the Rio Grande between Los Ebanos, Texas, and Gustavo Díaz Ordaz, Tamaulipas.
It is the only remaining international ferry operation on the U.S.-Mexico border.
The crossing is occasionally closed when river levels are high, such as in 2015.
[4] The Los Ebanos Port of Entry is the U.S. Customs and Border Protection facility that is used to inspect passengers and vehicles entering the US from Gustavo Díaz Ordaz, Tamaulipas via the Los Ebanos Ferry.
[5] The port of entry has been the site of occasional seizures of marijuana found hidden in vehicle tires.