Connectivity to Debian GNU/Linux mirrors is still patchy in some parts of the world. The Ministry of Health in El Salvador has recently set up a server with a primary mirror of Debian’s repositories, CD images and all.
see http://ftp.sv.debian.org/debian/dists/testing/ for 13 architectures.
Wow. They provide ~1 TB of stuff for their region and started the project a few months ago. Great news.
The Government of India has been training hundreds of students in GNU/Linux infrastructure in Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador and Jamaica so India is giving back as well.