This article is part of the results of research that analyzed the conformation and construction of networks based on the processes of social organization of rural communities in the area of Valle del Dorado in the municipality of Yotoco, Colombia, taking as a starting point the collective memory of its inhabitants. In this sense, we propose to understand the relationship between collective memory, traditional social organization and the emerging processes that derive from it in the context of modernity. As part of the research design, an exploratory-descriptive study was proposed that involved participatory action (PAR) as a methodological strategy and the application of different information gathering techniques, such as workshops with the community, interviews and the review of different documents that contributed to the understanding of community processes. As one of the main results, it was found that the networks formed by state and corporate agents in which the communities of Valle del Dorado participate influence the traditional structures of social organization of the latter, a fact that occurs as a negotiation between the traditional and modern aspects that are at stake.