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Casa Trufa puppies in Guainía
Guainía is a department (Colombia’s equivalent of a state or province) with 8 municipalities and non-municipalized areas and 60,493 people in DANE’s projection for 2026. They run from 80 m (260 ft) at La Guadalupe up to 150 m (490 ft) at Morichal; by climate zone (piso térmico), that is 8 in the hot lowlands. Inírida, the capital, is at ≈ 100 m (330 ft), in the hot climate zone. The whole department shares one climate zone, so the breed we recommend is the same anywhere in it; the table below lists every municipality.
By Casa Trufa · Updated on · Sources: DANE (DIVIPOLA and its 2026 population projection), the SRTM elevation model, IDEAM and OurAirports. How each figure is calculated
- Municipalities
- 8
- DIVIPOLA code 94
- Population (2026)
- 60,493
- DANE projection
- Capital: Inírida
- ≈ 100 m (330 ft)
- Hot climate zone
- Nearest airport
- PDA
- César Gaviria Trujillo Airport, 2 km (1 mi) in a straight line from Inírida
How does a puppy get to Guainía?
How the puppy gets to you is arranged with each family on WhatsApp: it depends on where you live, on the puppy’s age and on what is calmest for the puppy.
Guainía ranks 32nd in population among Colombia’s 33 departments. Its largest municipalities are Inírida (39,586 people, hot lowlands), Barrancominas* (11,561 people, hot lowlands), and Pana Pana (2,428 people, hot lowlands); 65% of its people live in Inírida.
How a puppy reaches you, handover age, documents and what we don’t doWhich breeds do we recommend for the climate in Inírida?
| Breed | In Inírida | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Maltese | Adapts | With a short coat, water always within reach and walks early in the morning or after dark. |
| Maltipoo | Adapts | A short clip and no midday sun. At home, a cool spot to rest. |
| Cavalier | With reservations | A fairly short muzzle and a predisposition to heart disease: only with a cool home, short walks at dawn and strict weight control. |
| Cockapoo | Adapts | It has energy to spare: exercise goes early or after dark, and the coat stays short. |
| Border Collie | With reservations | Workable on a farm with shade and water, working only in the cool hours. Hard exercise in the sun is a heatstroke risk. The double coat is never shaved. |
| Blue Heeler | Suits it well | The most heat-tolerant of the seven. It asks for shade, water and tick control. |
| Bernese | We don’t recommend it | A double-coated mountain dog of 36–50 kg (79–110 lb): it suffers in the hot lowlands. We would rather say so than hand one over. |
Inírida: ≈ 100 m (330 ft), hot climate zone (0 to 1,000 m (3,280 ft); an average of 24 °C (75 °F) or more, under the Caldas classification used by IDEAM, Colombia’s hydrology, meteorology and environmental studies institute). This is Casa Trufa’s general criterion by altitude; it does not replace your veterinarian’s assessment.
That table is for Inírida and not for the whole department. Of the 8 municipalities and non-municipalized areas in Guainía, there are 8 in the hot lowlands. The lowest is La Guadalupe, at ≈ 80 m (260 ft), and the highest is Morichal, at ≈ 150 m (490 ft).
None of them reaches the 1,800 m (5,910 ft) from which we recommend the Bernese Mountain Dog, the breed most sensitive to heat, without reservations.
Map of Guainía
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Which cities in Guainía have a page of their own?
Each with its table of breeds and climate
Which municipalities in Guainía?
All of them. This is the full list of the 8 municipalities and non-municipalized areas in Guainía, with the data that changes what we recommend.
| Municipality | DIVIPOLA code | Population (2026) | Altitude | Climate zone | Bernese Mountain Dog | Delivery |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barrancominas* | 94343 | 11,561 | ≈ 120 m (390 ft) | Hot | We don’t recommend it | Arranged on WhatsApp |
| CacahualNon-municipalized area | 94886 | 1,062 | ≈ 90 m (300 ft) | Hot | We don’t recommend it | Arranged on WhatsApp |
| Inírida | 94001 | 39,586 | ≈ 100 m (330 ft) | Hot | We don’t recommend it | Arranged on WhatsApp |
| La GuadalupeNon-municipalized area | 94885 | 347 | ≈ 80 m (260 ft) | Hot | We don’t recommend it | Arranged on WhatsApp |
| MorichalNon-municipalized area | 94888 | 1,091 | ≈ 150 m (490 ft) | Hot | We don’t recommend it | Arranged on WhatsApp |
| Pana PanaNon-municipalized area | 94887 | 2,428 | ≈ 150 m (490 ft) | Hot | We don’t recommend it | Arranged on WhatsApp |
| Puerto ColombiaNon-municipalized area | 94884 | 2,317 | ≈ 90 m (300 ft) | Hot | We don’t recommend it | Arranged on WhatsApp |
| San FelipeNon-municipalized area | 94883 | 2,101 | ≈ 90 m (300 ft) | Hot | We don’t recommend it | Arranged on WhatsApp |
Population: DANE projection for 2026. Altitude: SRTM model at each municipality’s DIVIPOLA point, rounded. Climate zone: Caldas classification (IDEAM). The Bernese column is our own criterion by altitude. Data processed on October 7, 2026.
Frequently asked questions about Guainía
Which dog breeds suit Inírida’s climate best?
Inírida is at ≈ 100 m (330 ft), in the hot climate zone, where the reference temperature is an average of 24 °C (75 °F) or more. At that altitude we recommend the Blue Heeler without reservations; the Maltese, the Maltipoo, and the Cockapoo adapt with some care; the Cavalier and the Border Collie come with reservations; we don’t recommend the Bernese.
Where in Guainía do you recommend a Bernese Mountain Dog?
Nowhere without reservations. No municipality in Guainía reaches the 1,800 m (5,910 ft) from which we recommend the Bernese Mountain Dog, and Inírida is in the hot lowlands (tierra caliente). Other breeds will live better in this climate; we will tell you which.
Can a puppy fly to Inírida?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is César Gaviria Trujillo Airport (PDA, Inírida), about 2 km (1 mi) in a straight line from Inírida. The rules for flying with a puppy are changing, so we confirm them with the airline every time; a puppy never travels alone or in the hold.
How does a Casa Trufa puppy get to a family in Guainía?
It is arranged with each family on WhatsApp, and that holds for all 8 municipalities and non-municipalized areas in Guainía, whether or not they have a page of their own on this site. Always handed over in person, and never before the puppy is eight weeks old.
Nearby departments
- VichadaPuerto Carreño, 260 km (162 mi) in a straight line from Inírida
- VaupésMitú, 390 km (242 mi) in a straight line from Inírida
- AraucaArauca, 475 km (295 mi) in a straight line from Inírida
- CasanareYopal, 520 km (323 mi) in a straight line from Inírida
- GuaviareSan José del Guaviare, 545 km (339 mi) in a straight line from Inírida
Let’s talk
Do you live in Guainía?
Tell us your municipality and what your home is like: we will tell you which breed suits your climate and how the puppy would get to you.