▁of ▁San ▁Gabriel ▁Las ▁Pal mas ▁in ▁Am ac uz ac ▁and ▁the ▁Church ▁of ▁Hu aj int lán ▁were ▁founded ▁by ▁Francis c ans ▁and ▁Jes uits ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 6 th ▁century . ▁The ▁fe ast ▁of ▁San ▁Gabriel ▁( St . ▁Gabriel ) ▁is ▁celebrated ▁from ▁March ▁ 2 4 ▁to ▁March ▁ 3 0 . ▁St . ▁Francis ▁of ▁Ass isi ▁is ▁celebrated ▁in ▁Hu aj int lán ▁from ▁September ▁ 2 9 ▁to ▁October ▁ 5 , ▁and ▁the ▁Virgin ▁of ▁Gu ad alu pe ▁is ▁hon ored ▁in ▁Te ac al co ▁from ▁December ▁ 1 2 ▁to ▁ 1 8 . ▁Fest iv als ▁are ▁accompanied ▁by ▁a ▁br ass ▁band ▁and ▁Ch in elo ▁d anc ers . ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁natural ▁be aches ▁along ▁the ▁Am ac uz ac ▁River ▁in ▁Hu aj int lán ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Am ac uz ac , ▁and ▁along ▁the ▁Tem em be ▁River ▁near ▁San ▁Gabriel ▁de ▁las ▁Pal mas . ▁There ▁is ▁a ▁small ▁water ▁park ▁called ▁San ▁Juan ▁II ▁in ▁San ▁Gabriel ▁de ▁las ▁Pal mas . ▁ ▁Hand ic raft s ▁include ▁g ü iros , ▁tamb our ines , ▁and ▁mar ac as ▁( per cussion ▁instruments ). ▁Trad itional ▁food s ▁include ▁ igu ana ▁ste w , ▁rabb it ▁ste w , ▁red ▁and ▁green ▁mole , ▁and ▁t amar ind . ▁The ▁largest ▁art esen al ▁Me z cal ▁dist illery ▁in ▁Mexico ▁is ▁Casa ▁Res iu