Understanding the transformation dynamics of the Puerto Wilches territory associated with the development of the oil palm agroindustry in the 1960-2016 period, was possible through a mixed research exercise; from the quantitative approximation maps of coverage and use were elaborated from satellite images acquired throughout the period of establishment of the crop in the municipality. In the same line, we accessed historical information on fresh fruit bunches processed in the oil palm extractors in Puerto Wilches in order to reconstruct the productive landscape of the agroindustry. The qualitative approach was carried out from the documentary review with which it was possible to construct a timeline where landmarks and categories of actors of the territory related to the history of the crop were identified and complemented by a semi-structured interview with representative actors. The integration of the collected information was carried out through an interpretive analysis in which the possible relationships between the physical transformation, the economic dynamics of the crop, the actors and the events that occurred in the territory were established. As a result, seven phases were identified in the establishment of the crop: a beginning where planting takes place at the scale of large plantations; the consolidation of the agroindustry in response to the construction of extraction plants; the preparation for a new configuration where the expansion of the cultivation was in charge of medium-sized palm growers; the expansion of the crop in the middle of the armed conflict; a democratization of the crop represented in the sowing by small farmers; the great panic suffered by the municipality due to a phytosanitary problem; and finally a rebirth of the crop that reaffirms the importance of the crop as an economic alternative for the municipality. Among the conclusions of the study is that the oil palm agroindustry in the municipality, although it has been influenced by external factors, as a priority, this has been under the effect of the interactions between the actors of the territory. In this sense, in the case of Puerto Wilches, it is not feasible to consider a linear expansion model that follows patterns viii such as deforestation or the exclusive presence of large plantations; In each of the phases of crop expansion, the mixture between external factors and local conditions have determined the way agro-industry has been appropriate in the territory.