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Casa Trufa puppies in San Andrés y Providencia

San Andrés y Providencia is a department (Colombia’s equivalent of a state or province) with 2 municipalities and 62,068 people in DANE’s projection for 2026. They run from 20 m (70 ft) at Providencia up to 30 m (100 ft) at San Andrés; by climate zone (piso térmico), that is 2 in the hot lowlands. San Andrés, the capital, is at ≈ 30 m (100 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
2
DIVIPOLA code 88
Population (2026)
62,068
DANE projection
Capital: San Andrés
≈ 30 m (100 ft)
Hot climate zone
Nearest airport
ADZ
Gustavo Rojas Pinilla Airport, 1 km (1 mi) in a straight line from San Andrés

How does a puppy get to San Andrés y Providencia?

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.

San Andrés y Providencia ranks 31st in population among Colombia’s 33 departments. Its largest municipalities are San Andrés (56,147 people, hot lowlands) and Providencia (5,921 people, hot lowlands); 90% of its people live in San Andrés.

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

Which breeds do we recommend for the climate in San Andrés?

Casa Trufa breeds and how they cope with the climate in San Andrés
BreedIn San AndrésWhy
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 Andrés: ≈ 30 m (100 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 Andrés and not for the whole department. Of the 2 municipalities in San Andrés y Providencia, there are 2 in the hot lowlands. The lowest is Providencia, at ≈ 20 m (70 ft), and the highest is San Andrés, at ≈ 30 m (100 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 San Andrés y Providencia

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Which cities in San Andrés y Providencia have a page of their own?

Each with its table of breeds and climate

Which municipalities in San Andrés y Providencia?

All of them. This is the full list of the 2 municipalities in San Andrés y Providencia, with the data that changes what we recommend.

Municipalities of San Andrés y Providencia: code, population, altitude, climate and delivery
MunicipalityDIVIPOLA codePopulation (2026)AltitudeClimate zoneBernese Mountain DogDelivery
Providencia885645,921≈ 20 m (70 ft)HotWe don’t recommend itArranged on WhatsApp
San AndrésIsland8800156,147≈ 30 m (100 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 San Andrés y Providencia

Which dog breeds suit San Andrés’ climate best?

San Andrés is at ≈ 30 m (100 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 San Andrés y Providencia do you recommend a Bernese Mountain Dog?

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

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Gustavo Rojas Pinilla Airport (ADZ, San Andrés), about 1 km (1 mi) in a straight line from San Andrés. 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 San Andrés y Providencia?

It is arranged with each family on WhatsApp, and that holds for all 2 municipalities in San Andrés y Providencia, 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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