Brazilian Musher Takes His Shot at the Iditarod

Luan Marques is the first Brazilian to run the Last Great Race

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By Photojournalist John Thain

Story Created: Feb 28, 2013 at 7:46 AM AKDT

Story Updated: Feb 28, 2013 at 7:46 AM AKDT

WILLOW – Luan Marques came to Alaska from the other side of the world just for a chance to work with Iditarod sled dogs, but ended up with a lot more than he bargained for.

CBS 11 photojournalist John Thain caught up with Marques in Willow, where doghouses may outnumber human houses, to tell Marques’s unique story.

Click the video player above to watch Thain’s report.

For all of KTVA’s 2013 Iditarod coverage, click here.

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