Este articulo partira de las acciones paramilitares en el sector urbano de Altos de Cazuca, comuna 4 del municipio de Soacha en Cundinamarca. Alli, grupos paramilitares a traves del uso de la fuerza, la amenaza y tambien la persuasion sobre la comunidad han ganado el control territorial disputado a otros actores armados. En este contexto, la poblacion civil de la periferia de Bogota y los municipios aledanos han sido blanco de grupos armados que luego de su incursion pretenden imponer su orden en aquellos lugares. En estas disputas, la poblacion joven ha sido uno de los sectores sociales mas afectados. Este articulo pretende mostrar que el control territorial que ejercen los actores paramilitares esta supeditado a la intencion de establecer un orden social, con una percepcion sobre los jovenes en la que coinciden ademas las instituciones del Estado y algunos habitantes de la comunidad. No obstante, lo que varia son los actos para ubicarlos en el orden social propio de quien ejerce el control. Palabras clave: paramilitarismo en Bogota, jovenes, agentes criminales, control territorial y orden social. ABSTRACT The following article will focus on the actions of paramilitary groups in the urban zone called “Altos de Cazuca”, the 4th commune of Soacha, Cundinamarca. These groups have managed to control the whole area against other armed forces through the use of force and menacing. The population living in Bogota’s outskirts and in its surrounding towns have been the target of different armed groups, such as paramilitaries and guerrillas, which, after settling in the territory, seek to impose their order in those places. There, young people have been deeply wounded by this conflict. This paper intends to evidence how the authority exerted by armed groups on the territory is tied to the purpose of establishing a common social rule in which the perception of the young community –those who must be fitted into society– is shared by the paramilitaries, the government institutions and by some members of the community. However, the only real variations are the actions taken to arrange them into the social order defined by the ruling power. Keywords: paramilitaries in Bogota, youngsters, criminal agents, territorial control and social order.