Compañía de Cazadores de Monte EA parche camuiflaje

''Cazadores de Monte should not be confused with the Cazadores de Montaña'' ''Cazadores de Monte'' (Spanish for

Jungle A jungle is land covered with dense forest and tangled vegetation, usually in tropical climates. Application of the term has varied greatly during the past recent century. Etymology The word ''jungle'' originates from the Sanskrit word ''jaṅ ...

Huntsmen) are special

jungle warfare Jungle warfare is a term used to cover the special techniques needed for military units to survive and fight in jungle terrain. It has been the topic of extensive study by military strategists, and was an important part of the planning for bo ...

troops of the

Argentine Army The Argentine Army ( es, Ejército Argentino, EA) is the land force branch of the Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic and the senior military service of Argentina. Under the Argentine Constitution, the president of Argentina is the commander- ...

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As of December 2013,Argentine Army website, page "Estructura Organica - Armas y Servicios - Unidades de Infanteria"
/ref> there are four Jungle Huntsmen units: *

12th Jungle Cazadores Company The 12th Jungle Cazadores Company (Spanish: ''Compañía de Cazadores de Monte 12'') is a unit of the Argentine Army specialized in jungle warfare. This company is part of the 12th Bush Brigade, and is based in Puerto Iguazú, province of Misiones. ...

(''Compañía de Cazadores de Monte 12''), based at

Puerto Iguazú Puerto Iguazú is a border city in the province of Misiones, Argentina. With a population of 82,227 (), it is the fourth largest city in the Province, after Posadas, Oberá, and Eldorado. The world-renowned Iguazú Falls are only away from ...

Misiones Misiones (, ''Missions'') is one of the 23 provinces of Argentina, located in the northeastern corner of the country in the Mesopotamia region. It is surrounded by Paraguay to the northwest, Brazil to the north, east and south, and Corrientes P ...

* 17th Jungle Cazadores Company (''Compañía de Cazadores de Monte 17''), based at Tartagal,

Salta Salta () is the capital and largest city in the Argentine province of the same name. With a population of 618,375 according to the 2010 census, it is also the 7th most-populous city in Argentina. The city serves as the cultural and economic ce ...

* 18th Jungle Cazadores Company (''Compañía de Cazadores de Monte 18''), based at

Bernardo de Irigoyen Bernardo de Irigoyen (December 18, 1822 – December 27, 1906) was an Argentine lawyer, diplomat and politician. Biography Born in Buenos Aires, Irigoyen enrolled at the University of Buenos Aires and earned a ''juris doctor'' in 1843. He was ...

, Misiones * 19th Jungle Cazadores Company (''Compañía de Cazadores de Monte 19''), based at Formosa city,

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