[10] During August 2020, the center region of Argentina experienced a drought, aggravated by an increase in winds, which favored the spread of wildfires.

[13] The Córdoba vegetation cover is composed of "native mount" species—trees such as Prosopis (Spanish: algarrobos), pepper trees (molles), desert hackberries (talas), espinillos, and quebrachos—thorny shrubs, and in mountain areas grasslands with dry grasses.

[15] 95% of wildfires in Argentina are a consequence of human action, some intentional and others caused by neglect or carelessness after bonfires, the dropping of cigarette butts, or the burning of trash getting out of control.

[2][16][15] Some intentional fires are believed to have been started by ranchers to clean pastures for further agricultural or husbandry usage of lands, and others for real state use, such as the construction of gated communities.

[20] Authorities had to insist on advising residents to not try to control the fires themselves, as they sometimes blocked roads while trying to do so, disturbing the firemen's work.

[19] The environmental damage of the fires was deemed "unmeasurable", citing a biodiversity loss as well as a lowered catchment capacity of soils.