The analysis of two ceremonies -Easter and the construction of a house- in the Aymara ayllu of Isluga, located in the Altiplano of Iquique. reveals the special relationship among jocose aspects and highly sacred moments. Laughter and humor are presented as elements that help to create the ritual's atmosphere, by placing the ceremony in a different reality. The humorous elements are, nevertheless, highly controlled and subordinated to precise moments and actions within the ceremonies.