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Casa Trufa puppies in Vichada

Vichada is a department (Colombia’s equivalent of a state or province) with 4 municipalities and 129,304 people in DANE’s projection for 2026. They run from 60 m (200 ft) at Puerto Carreño up to 160 m (520 ft) at Cumaribo; by climate zone (piso térmico), that is 4 in the hot lowlands. Puerto Carreño, the capital, is at ≈ 60 m (200 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 99
Population (2026)
129,304
DANE projection
Capital: Puerto Carreño
≈ 60 m (200 ft)
Hot climate zone
Nearest airport
PCR
Germán Olano Airport, 1 km (1 mi) in a straight line from Puerto Carreño

How does a puppy get to Vichada?

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.

Vichada ranks 28th in population among Colombia’s 33 departments. Its largest municipalities are Cumaribo (89,677 people, hot lowlands), Puerto Carreño (23,286 people, hot lowlands), and La Primavera (11,539 people, hot lowlands); 69% of its people live in Cumaribo.

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

Which breeds do we recommend for the climate in Puerto Carreño?

Casa Trufa breeds and how they cope with the climate in Puerto Carreño
BreedIn Puerto CarreñoWhy
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.

Puerto Carreño: ≈ 60 m (200 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 Puerto Carreño and not for the whole department. Of the 4 municipalities in Vichada, there are 4 in the hot lowlands. The lowest is Puerto Carreño, at ≈ 60 m (200 ft), and the highest is Cumaribo, at ≈ 160 m (520 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 Vichada

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Which cities in Vichada have a page of their own?

Each with its table of breeds and climate

Which municipalities in Vichada?

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

Municipalities of Vichada: code, population, altitude, climate and delivery
MunicipalityDIVIPOLA codePopulation (2026)AltitudeClimate zoneBernese Mountain DogDelivery
Cumaribo9977389,677≈ 160 m (520 ft)HotWe don’t recommend itArranged on WhatsApp
La Primavera9952411,539≈ 120 m (390 ft)HotWe don’t recommend itArranged on WhatsApp
Puerto Carreño9900123,286≈ 60 m (200 ft)HotWe don’t recommend itArranged on WhatsApp
Santa Rosalía996244,802≈ 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 Vichada

Which dog breeds suit Puerto Carreño’s climate best?

Puerto Carreño is at ≈ 60 m (200 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 Vichada do you recommend a Bernese Mountain Dog?

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

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Germán Olano Airport (PCR, Puerto Carreño), about 1 km (1 mi) in a straight line from Puerto Carreño. 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 Vichada?

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