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		+	* The ''Instituto Nacional Penitenciario'' (National Penitentiary Institute) or INPE is the agency responsible for incarceration of criminals and those in custody for committing crimes. Within the INPE there is a special operations unit, the ''Grupo de Operaciones Especiales'' (GOES) that is responsible for transporting particularly high-risk criminals, as well as SWAT and high-risk interventions. Members of this unit wear an urban-toned camouflage uniform which appears to be based on [[Multicam]] drawings, incorporating shades of grey and black.
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-* Shortly after the Army introduces its new pixelated designs, the Naval Infantry (Marines) adopted their own pixelated woodland design seen here. Based on the temperate MARPAT design of the [[USA|US]] Marine Corps, the design varies in several ways. A desert version has also been documented in use, although this may have been replaced by the ATACS arid copy seen below.
+* Shortly after the Army introduced its new pixelated designs, the Naval Infantry (Marines) adopted their own pixelated woodland design seen here. Based on the temperate MARPAT design of the [[USA|US]] Marine Corps, the design varies in several ways. A desert version has also been documented in use, although this may have been replaced by the ATACS arid copy seen below.
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-* Both regular ''Infanteria de Marina'' (Naval Infantry) and ''Comandos Anfibios'' are documented wearing a version of ATACS arid camouflage, probably produced in Peru under license (or not) from the designer. Some photographs suggest the design is worn concurrently with the desert version of MARPAT.
+* A number of Navy units, including regular ''Infanteria de Marina'' (Naval Infantry) and ''Comandos Anfibios'' have adopted a copy of ATACS arid camouflage, probably produced in Peru under license (or not) from the designer. Some photographs suggest the design is worn concurrently with the desert version of MARPAT, and it is definitely worn along with the green digital pattern camouflage into the present era.
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-* Locally-produced copies of [[Multicam]] pattern began to see use with units of the Peruvian Army and Air Force at some point in 2019. This appears to have been only a transitional and temporary change, as the Armed Forces were already implementing adoption of the country's own distinctive, non-pixelated camouflage design by the middle of this year. Nevertheless, use of Multicam continued into the adoption period for UNIPAT and the two patterns can be seen worn concurrently within the Armed Forces.
+* Locally-produced copies of [[Multicam]] pattern began to see use with units of the Peruvian Army and Air Force at some point in 2019. This appears to have been only a transitional and temporary change, as the Armed Forces were already implementing adoption of the country's own distinctive, non-pixelated camouflage design by the middle of this year. Nevertheless, use of Multicam continued into the adoption period for UNIPAT and the two patterns were seen worn concurrently within the Armed Forces.
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 * In June 2019, an official announcement was made by the Army, introducing the newest combat uniform ''(uniforme de campaña)'' - the UNIPAT. The design incorporates a varied color palette and appears to have been influenced by [[Multicam]] but is not a true derivative or copy. It instead utilizes a number of unique shapes, including blotch and dot-like features more commonly seen in German [[flecktarn]] pattern and its derivatives. The color palette includes olive green, medium brown, dark brown, khaki, a sandy tan, and sparse areas of off white or light grey. Some versions appear lighter or darker in various photographs.

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 == Peruvian Camouflage Patterns ==
-* Like many other countries in Central and South America, Peru appears to have emulated its neighbor far to the north, the United States of America, with regards to early experimentation in the issue of camouflage clothing. Some of the oldest photographs of military and paramilitary personnel show camouflage heavily influenced by the "frogskin" or "[[duck hunter]]" type designs worn by American personnel during the Second World War. Sadly, most surviving photographs are in black & white, but presumably the color palettes would have been similar to those found on US produced fabric.
+* Like many other countries in Central and South America, Peru appears to have emulated its neighbor far to the north, the United States of America, with regards to early experimentation in the issue of camouflage clothing. Some of the oldest photographs of military and paramilitary personnel show camouflage heavily influenced by the "frogskin" or "[[duck hunter]]" type designs worn by American personnel during the Second World War. Sadly, most surviving photographs are in black & white or very washed out, but presumably the color palettes would have been similar to those found on US produced fabric.
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 == Peruvian Camouflage Patterns ==
-* Dating to the mid-1960s, the earliest camouflage pattern worn in Peru is the so-called "geometric" pattern, consisting of very large rounded shapes in dark green & reddish brown on a tan or khaki-colored background. There is some variability as to color between production runs, particularly those produced in later years. Evidence suggests the large geometric design was worn well into the late 1980s and early 1990s, and its use included units in the Army, ''Guardia Civil,'' and the ''Guardia Republicana.''
+* Like many other countries in Central and South America, Peru appears to have emulated its neighbor far to the north, the United States of America, with regards to early experimentation in the issue of camouflage clothing. Some of the oldest photographs of military and paramilitary personnel show camouflage heavily influenced by the "frogskin" or "[[duck hunter]]" type designs worn by American personnel during the Second World War. Sadly, most surviving photographs are in black & white, but presumably the color palettes would have been similar to those found on US produced fabric.
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-* During the late 1970s and 1980s, special units of the ''Guardia Civil'' (later amalgamated into the National Police) wore locally-produced uniforms made form imported [[South Korea|South Korean]] "waves" pattern camouflage fabric.
+* During the late 1970s and 1980s, the 48th Command unit of the ''Guardia Civil'' (later amalgamated into the National Police), aka ''Los Sinchis,'' wore locally-produced uniforms made from imported [[South Korea|South Korean]] "waves" pattern camouflage fabric. The Sinchis (from the Quechua word meaning "strong" or "brave") were a specialized, airborne-capable unit focusing on counter-insurgency and anti-narcotics operations. This unit later became part of the National Police along with the rest of the Civil Guard, although its uniforms were updated.
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 == Peruvian Camouflage Patterns ==
-* The earliest camouflage pattern worn in Peru dates to the 1970s and is a variant of the [[splinter]] camouflage design engineered by [[Germany (Third Reich)|Germany]] during the Second World War. The pattern incorporates small dark olive green & mid-brown geometric shapes on a tan background, although there is some variability between production runs. Although similar to it, the early pattern is in fact unrelated to the later "geometric" pattern most commonly associated with Peru. This pattern is also sometimes called "small geometric."
+* Dating to the mid-1960s, the earliest camouflage pattern worn in Peru dates is the so-called "geometric" pattern, consisting of very large rounded shapes in dark green & reddish brown on a tan or khaki-colored background. There is some variability as to color between production runs, particularly those produced in later years. Evidence suggests the large geometric design was worn well into the late 1980s and early 1990s, and its use included units in the Army, ''Guardia Civil,'' and the ''Guardia Republicana.''
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-* A variation of the "geometric" pattern, presumably for issue to personnel deployed to arid ro sandy regions of Peru, incorporates shapes in reddish-brown & ochre on a yellow-tan background.
+* A variation of the "geometric" pattern, presumably for issue to personnel deployed to arid ro sandy regions of Peru, incorporates shapes in reddish-brown & ochre on a yellow-tan background. This design was much less common, and may have only been produced in the 1960s era.
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 * An interesting hybrid camouflage design dating to the 1970s can be seen here. Incorporating leaf shapes similar to those of the [[USA|USMC standard pattern]], "cloud" type shapes similar to the [[USA|USMC Mitchell pattern]] and rain strait elements probably derived from [[Germany (Third Reich)|WW2 German patterns]], this camouflage design has been primarily documented in use by female paratroopers (possibly a parachute rigger team).