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Casa Trufa puppies in Vaupés

Vaupés is a department (Colombia’s equivalent of a state or province) with 6 municipalities and non-municipalized areas and 50,322 people in DANE’s projection for 2026. They run from 110 m (360 ft) at Yavaraté up to 200 m (660 ft) at Carurú; by climate zone (piso térmico), that is 6 in the hot lowlands. Mitú, the capital, is at ≈ 170 m (560 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
6
DIVIPOLA code 97
Population (2026)
50,322
DANE projection
Capital: Mitú
≈ 170 m (560 ft)
Hot climate zone
Nearest airport
MVP
Fabio Alberto León Bentley Airport, 1 km (1 mi) in a straight line from Mitú

How does a puppy get to Vaupés?

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.

Vaupés ranks 33rd in population among Colombia’s 33 departments. Its largest municipalities are Mitú (36,611 people, hot lowlands), Pacoa (5,042 people, hot lowlands), and Carurú (3,784 people, hot lowlands); 73% of its people live in Mitú.

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

Which breeds do we recommend for the climate in Mitú?

Casa Trufa breeds and how they cope with the climate in Mitú
BreedIn MitúWhy
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.

Mitú: ≈ 170 m (560 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 Mitú and not for the whole department. Of the 6 municipalities and non-municipalized areas in Vaupés, there are 6 in the hot lowlands. The lowest is Yavaraté, at ≈ 110 m (360 ft), and the highest is Carurú, at ≈ 200 m (660 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 Vaupés

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Which cities in Vaupés have a page of their own?

Each with its table of breeds and climate

Which municipalities in Vaupés?

All of them. This is the full list of the 6 municipalities and non-municipalized areas in Vaupés, with the data that changes what we recommend.

Municipalities of Vaupés: code, population, altitude, climate and delivery
MunicipalityDIVIPOLA codePopulation (2026)AltitudeClimate zoneBernese Mountain DogDelivery
Carurú971613,784≈ 200 m (660 ft)HotWe don’t recommend itArranged on WhatsApp
Mitú9700136,611≈ 170 m (560 ft)HotWe don’t recommend itArranged on WhatsApp
PacoaNon-municipalized area975115,042≈ 160 m (520 ft)HotWe don’t recommend itArranged on WhatsApp
PapunahuaNon-municipalized area97777878≈ 150 m (490 ft)HotWe don’t recommend itArranged on WhatsApp
Taraira976662,711≈ 130 m (430 ft)HotWe don’t recommend itArranged on WhatsApp
YavaratéNon-municipalized area978891,296≈ 110 m (360 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 Vaupés

Which dog breeds suit Mitú’s climate best?

Mitú is at ≈ 170 m (560 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 Vaupés do you recommend a Bernese Mountain Dog?

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

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Fabio Alberto León Bentley Airport (MVP, Mitú), about 1 km (1 mi) in a straight line from Mitú. 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 Vaupés?

It is arranged with each family on WhatsApp, and that holds for all 6 municipalities and non-municipalized areas in Vaupés, 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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