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Casa Trufa puppies in Guaviare

Guaviare is a department (Colombia’s equivalent of a state or province) with 4 municipalities and 105,855 people in DANE’s projection for 2026. They run from 190 m (620 ft) at San José del Guaviare up to 220 m (720 ft) at Calamar; by climate zone (piso térmico), that is 4 in the hot lowlands. San José del Guaviare, the capital, is at ≈ 190 m (620 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
4
DIVIPOLA code 95
Population (2026)
105,855
DANE projection
Capital: San José del Guaviare
≈ 190 m (620 ft)
Hot climate zone
Nearest airport
SJE
Jorge Enrique González Torres Airport, 2 km (1 mi) in a straight line from San José del Guaviare

How does a puppy get to Guaviare?

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.

Guaviare ranks 29th in population among Colombia’s 33 departments. Its largest municipalities are San José del Guaviare (66,576 people, hot lowlands), El Retorno (18,429 people, hot lowlands), and Calamar (12,214 people, hot lowlands); 63% of its people live in San José del Guaviare.

How a puppy reaches you, handover age, documents and what we don’t do

Which breeds do we recommend for the climate in San José del Guaviare?

Casa Trufa breeds and how they cope with the climate in San José del Guaviare
BreedIn San José del GuaviareWhy
MalteseAdaptsWith a short coat, water always within reach and walks early in the morning or after dark.
MaltipooAdaptsA short clip and no midday sun. At home, a cool spot to rest.
CavalierWith reservationsA fairly short muzzle and a predisposition to heart disease: only with a cool home, short walks at dawn and strict weight control.
CockapooAdaptsIt has energy to spare: exercise goes early or after dark, and the coat stays short.
Border CollieWith reservationsWorkable 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 HeelerSuits it wellThe most heat-tolerant of the seven. It asks for shade, water and tick control.
BerneseWe don’t recommend itA 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.

San José del Guaviare: ≈ 190 m (620 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 San José del Guaviare and not for the whole department. Of the 4 municipalities in Guaviare, there are 4 in the hot lowlands. The lowest is San José del Guaviare, at ≈ 190 m (620 ft), and the highest is Calamar, at ≈ 220 m (720 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 Guaviare

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Which cities in Guaviare have a page of their own?

Each with its table of breeds and climate

Which municipalities in Guaviare?

All of them. This is the full list of the 4 municipalities in Guaviare, with the data that changes what we recommend.

Municipalities of Guaviare: code, population, altitude, climate and delivery
MunicipalityDIVIPOLA codePopulation (2026)AltitudeClimate zoneBernese Mountain DogDelivery
Calamar9501512,214≈ 220 m (720 ft)HotWe don’t recommend itArranged on WhatsApp
El Retorno9502518,429≈ 210 m (690 ft)HotWe don’t recommend itArranged on WhatsApp
Miraflores952008,636≈ 210 m (690 ft)HotWe don’t recommend itArranged on WhatsApp
San José del Guaviare9500166,576≈ 190 m (620 ft)HotWe don’t recommend itArranged 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 Guaviare

Which dog breeds suit San José del Guaviare’s climate best?

San José del Guaviare is at ≈ 190 m (620 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 Guaviare do you recommend a Bernese Mountain Dog?

Nowhere without reservations. No municipality in Guaviare reaches the 1,800 m (5,910 ft) from which we recommend the Bernese Mountain Dog, and San José del Guaviare 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 San José del Guaviare?

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Jorge Enrique González Torres Airport (SJE, San José del Guaviare), about 2 km (1 mi) in a straight line from San José del Guaviare. 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 Guaviare?

It is arranged with each family on WhatsApp, and that holds for all 4 municipalities in Guaviare, 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.

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