Cockcroach in a Hostel Room

I used to live in a rental apartment building in Montreal and Toronto back in the 80s and you'd see cockroaches when you first move in, but they were tiny tiny tiny, like 1-2mm long. 

I saw this cockroach lying motionless (dead?) on the floor of my room in a hostel in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.  It was as wide as my index finger!