It’s a community of tents held up by rags and pieces of tarp with roofs made out of anything residents can find.
It's a complete contrast to the City of Harlingen many know.
But for “tent city” resident Miguel Rojas, its a place he calls home.
“There’s not work…we’re looking for it but there’s not any right now and we don’t have money to pay for rent,” Rojas said in Spanish.
Rojas told Action 4 News that he’s been living in the homeless community for two months.
He said the lack of jobs and money led him here.
But he's not alone -- about seven families call this make-shift campground their home.
A man who identified himself as "Juan" said he has been here for about two years.
He said he was too embarrassed to come out on camera and let his family see him like this.
Juan he didn’t expect to be at the camp for long time he was optimistic and that he could leave if he gets work.
But he hasn't and admits it’s not a place he wants to stay.
Like Juan, Miguel's family back in Veracruz, Mexico.
They don’t want their families would be embarrassed if they knew they lived there.
Bill Reagan with the Loaves & Fishes homeless shelter in Harlingen said tent city residents are welcome at the shelter.
“These are folks - we have difficult time serving because they've made a choice not to come to our shelter -- for what ever reason they’ve decided not to come,” Regan said.
Juan said the shelter is too strict and he doesn’t feel comfortable there.
But Reagan insists that they are there to help.
“We'll do anything we can to help a person --but they do have to do their part as well,” Reagan said. “When a person is willing to make that effort we can take them a long way we're happy to do that that’s what we’re here for.”
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