Charango.wpntr2018-12-19T18:03:45+00:00Contrary to the first impression, Charango is not a small kind of a guitar because the body is not a box with ribs. But its relationship with the guitar can not be ignored. It is a popular instrument in the highlands of Bolivia, Argentina and Peru since the 18th century. The instrument is played with fingers, often with tremolo. The body part usually consists of either wood or traditionally Armadillo armor. This armor takes shape by being dried in a particular form. The body is stabilised with 5 nylon double strings. When the Hispanics arrived in South America, they brought the ‘Vihuela’, the pioneer of the guitar. This instrument was adopted by American Indians. They made use of the armor of armadillo to imitate an instrument like ‘Vihuela’ as they didn’t have the technique to imitate the shape of the Vihuela. The 